Forensic report says Istanbul tourists deaths likely due to chemical poisoning

ISTANBUL: A forensic report into the deaths of four members of a Turkish-German family on holiday in Istanbul revealed they were likely exposed to chemicals, local media reported on Wednesday. The family, who traveled from Germany to Turkiye’s largest city for a vacation, fell ill last week after eating several popular street food dishes in the waterside neighborhood of Ortakoy, at the foot of a bridge spanning the Bosphorus. Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation, initially focusing on suspected food poisoning. Eleven people have been detained in connection with the incident.

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