A hotel in Istanbul has been evacuated following the deaths of a tourist mother and her two children from suspected food poisoning.

The Böcek family, from Germany, reportedly became sick on Nov. 12 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 and the mother died shortly after. Turkish officials said the father’s treatment was “still ongoing” on Friday but he died on Monday after several days in intensive care.

“In the Böcek family, where two of our children and their mother were taken to the hospital after falling ill in Fatih, the father Servet Böcek has also lost his life despite all interventions,” Istanbul’s regional health

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