It was initially believed to be food poisoning, but after an investigation, officials now believe gases from a poisonous pesticide wafted into the family’s hotel room

11 people have been arrested after an entire family died while on holiday in Turkey. The family-of-four were all pronounced dead after falling violently ill in their hotel bedroom in Istanbul, with medics initially suspecting food poisoning .

Mum Cigdem Bocek, 27, Dad Servet, 38, and their kids Masal, three, and Kadir Muhammet, six, had been out sampling local street food from stalls and restaurants in the capital that day. But after an investigation, police are now investigating a pesticide allegedly used in the hotel to rid the rooms of bedbugs.

It has led to the arrest of several people, including staff at the Harbo

See Full Page