Turkish Court Convicts 4 in Istanbul Hotel Poisoning That Killed German Family of 4
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 26
Turkish Court Convicts 4 in Istanbul Hotel Poisoning That Killed German Family of 4
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 26
Summary
Four defendants were sentenced to 12 to 18 years in prison over the November deaths of a Turkish-German family at Istanbul's Harbour Suites Old City, with the hotel owner getting 13 years and four months.
Investigators found phosphine gas traces on hotel samples and concluded insecticide used against bedbugs on the ground floor seeped through a bathroom vent into the family's first-floor room.
The victims — 6-year-old Kadir Muhammet, 3-year-old Masal, their mother Cigdem and father Servet — fell ill after nausea and vomiting and died over Nov. 13-17.
DSS Pest Control owners Zeki and Serkan Kisi each received 18-year terms, employee Dogan Cagferoglu got 12 years, and all four were expected to appeal.
The case intensified scrutiny of Turkey's hotel safety standards, especially at budget properties near major tourist sites in Istanbul's historic district.