Three more arrests in the investigation into the deaths of a mother and her two children.

15.11.2025 22:30

In the investigation regarding the deaths of three members of the Böcek family due to suspected poisoning in Fatih, the number of detainees has risen to seven with the detention of three more individuals. Among those detained are the manager of the hotel where the family stayed, the owner of the pest control company, and the person who carried out the pest control.

A family staying at a hotel in the Fatih district of Istanbul was hospitalized after feeling unwell following a meal of mussels in Ortaköy. Two children of the Böcek family passed away the day before yesterday, and their mother, Çiğdem Böcek, died yesterday morning. In the hotel where the Böcek family was staying, two more people were hospitalized in the morning hours due to illness. It was learned that the tourists, who are of Moroccan and Italian nationality, are still receiving treatment in the hospital, while police teams continue their investigations at the hotel where the incident occurred.

3 MORE PEOPLE DETAINED

Three more people have been detained in connection with the poisoning incident. Among those detained are the hotel manager, the owner of the pest control company, and the person who carried out the pest control. Thus, the number of people detained in the investigation has risen to 7.

THEY ONLY DRANK BOTTLED WATER AT THE HOTEL

In the investigations, it was stated that Mustafa Taamart and his friend Ayoub Hamraoui, who stayed in the same room, entered Turkey for tourism on November 11, while Reda Fakhri entered on November 12. It was determined that the three had been in the same places throughout the day yesterday and had eaten the same meals, and that they had only consumed the water from the bottled water at the hotel.

Mustafa Taamart was taken to the hospital by ambulance after suddenly feeling unwell in the room around 2:00 AM, while Reda Fakhri was placed under observation upon arrival at the hospital at 5:00 AM due to complaints of nausea. It was reported that his roommate Ayoub Hamraoui did not show any signs of illness.

"NO BOTTLED WATER, ONLY BOTTLED WATER"

On the other hand, the hotel owner made a statement after two more people were hospitalized due to poisoning. In the statement, Orhan Oğlak said, "We have no food in our kitchen. We will not give any more interviews or footage. We have no offerings or sales other than bottled water in our hotel."

"ALL OUR HOTELS ARE BEING PEST CONTROLLED"

In response to a question regarding the claim that the hotel was pest controlled, Oğlak stated, "All our hotels are being pest controlled. One of the people who came last night already had stomach issues. They asked my son where they could eat. I cannot direct them to the man in Ortaköy. There is no breakfast, no bottled water. There is only bottled water in cups. We have informed the necessary places."

THE INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE HOMICIDE BUREAU

It was noted that the investigations related to the incident are being carried out by the Homicide Bureau teams. It was learned that the health condition of the tourists is good. Additionally, some items from the hotel were taken for examination.

THE FAMILY WAS BURIED SIDE BY SIDE

The bodies of mother Çiğdem and her children Kadir Muhammet and Masal Böcek, taken from the morgue at Bolvadin State Hospital, were brought to the mosque in Müslümana Neighborhood.

Relatives of the Böcek family received condolences here. After the funeral prayer held at noon, the bodies were buried in the district cemetery. The ceremony was attended by relatives of the Böcek family, Bolvadin District Governor Ali Arıkan, political party representatives, and citizens.

"WHEN HIS WIFE WOKE UP, SHE SAW THAT THE GIRL CHILD WAS DEAD"

Recep Yılmaz, the uncle of the father Servet Böcek (36), who is being treated in intensive care, stated in a press release, "When there was nausea at night, they said, 'We ate mussels.' They are going to the hospital. They said, 'We have nausea, we ate mussels.' This is the hospital's report. Servet Böcek's speech is also clear; they come from there, they sleep at the hotel, but we do not know if they ate something else. When they slept at the hotel, his wife woke up and saw that the girl child was not moving. She looked and saw that she was dead. They inform the hotel staff, ambulances come, and each of them is taken to a different hospital. The boy was alive; he also passed away in the hospital. Then they say the girl is conscious, we do not know, we learn from the phone. The mother, their parents, are talking from Isparta. They ask about the girl, they ask about the brain, they say 'good.' Then they look 2 hours later and say 'may your heads be healthy,' she also passed away. Right now, their father, my nephew Servet Böcek, is also struggling to survive. There is no chance of recovery. The state authorities need to intervene in this. It cannot be like this. Of course, the culprits must be punished," he said.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Servet and Çiğdem Böcek, along with their children Kadir Muhammet (6) and Masal (3), who were staying at a hotel in Fatih, were hospitalized on November 12 due to complaints of nausea and vomiting, and the children lost their lives despite all interventions. The mother and father were also treated in the intensive care unit.

In the police investigation, it was determined that the family arrived in Istanbul from Germany on November 9 and stayed at the hotel in Fatih, and that they had eaten mussels from a street vendor in Ortaköy and at a restaurant on November 11.

It was alleged that due to the continuation of vomiting and nausea complaints on the same day, the family members went to nearby hospitals on November 12, and after treatment, they were discharged and returned to the hotel.

After the mother Çiğdem Böcek saw that her daughter was lying still at the hotel, all family members were taken to the hospital by health teams called to the scene, and an investigation was initiated by the Provincial Health Directorate.

Çiğdem Böcek, who was being treated at Taksim Training and Research Hospital, passed away yesterday morning, and detentions related to the incident occurred.