Çiğdem Böcek and her children, 6-year-old Kadir Muhammet and 3-year-old Masal, died after falling ill during a holiday in İstanbul for which they travelled from Germany. Although initial environmental measurements found no immediate irregularities, the hotel owner, the son of the pest-control company owner and the technician who carried out the spraying were detained. Timeline of the family’s final daysThe Böcek family, Turkish nationals living in Germany, had arrived in İstanbul on November 9 for a week-long holiday. An ambulance returned to the hotel in the early hours of November 13 after the mother reported worsening symptoms. The tragedy of the Böcek family, who had German citizenship, found extensive coverage in the German media.