17.10.2026 12:33
The number of people taken to hospital with suspected food poisoning in the Kurtalan district of Siirt has risen to 88. While it has been learned that the vast majority of those who became ill are students, the business owner has been detained in connection with the incident.
There has been an increase in the number of people applying to the hospital with suspected food poisoning in Kayabağlar town in Kurtalan district. In a statement made by the Kurtalan District Governor's Office regarding the incident, it was reported that the number of people who applied to health institutions with suspected food poisoning reached 88.
CHICKEN DÜRÜM CAUSED POISONING
In the statement, it was stated that 77 of the applicants were students and 11 were civilian citizens, and it was included, "55 people received outpatient treatment, while 33 people were taken under inpatient treatment at the hospital. In initial investigations, it was determined that some of the people who became ill had consumed chicken dürüm obtained from a business operating in Kayabağlar town. It was learned that some of the chicken dürüms were purchased packaged from the school canteen, and some were purchased directly from the business."
BUSINESS OWNER DETAINED
In the statement, which emphasized that samples were taken to determine the exact cause of the incident, it was recorded that the owner of the relevant business was detained within the scope of the judicial investigation initiated. It was stated that citizens' examination, treatment, and follow-up procedures are being meticulously carried out in the relevant health institutions, the process is being followed with inter-institutional coordination, and the public will be informed about developments.