Two children and their mother have died after eating street food at a popular Istanbul tourist site, Turkish officials said Friday.

The Böcek family, from Germany, reportedly became sick on Wednesday after eating popular street food dishes at local vendors in the neighbourhood of Ortakoy.

They were rushed to the hospital but the two children, ages three and six, died from suspected food poisoning , Istanbul’s regional health chief Abdullah Emre Guner said on X .

“The family’s children, aged 6 and 3, could not be saved despite all interventions. The mother and father’s treatments in intensive care continue. An investigation has been initiated by our Provincial Health Directorate regarding the incident,” Emre Guner added.

The mother died shortly after, according to Justice Minister

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