Suspected poisoning in Istanbul: New arrests after older deaths | EUROtoday

As of: April 22, 2026 • 1:33 p.m

The trial surrounding the dying of a Hamburg household has simply begun in Istanbul. Now there are new arrests in an identical case that occurred a very long time in the past. Apparently the identical insecticide was used right here.

By Claudia Steiner, ARD Studio Istanbul

Last August, two youngsters from Holland died in a resort within the Fatih district of Istanbul. In this case too – as within the case of the useless Hamburg household – it was initially assumed that there was meals poisoning.

Five arrests in older case

However, it has now emerged that the 15- and 17-year-old boys – apparently similar to the household from Hamburg – died from poisoning with an insecticide. Forensic consultants are mentioned to have discovered residues of insect poison within the blood of the useless. The father additionally suffered from signs of poisoning, however survived. According to Turkish media, 5 individuals had been arrested, together with the resort proprietor and the proprietor of the pest management firm.

Aluminiumphosphid in use?

The suspects have since been taken into custody. This is just not the identical pest management firm that’s on trial over the deaths of the Hamburg household. But apparently the identical chemical was used. In each instances, aluminum phosphide, a strong poison in opposition to pests, was mentioned to have been unfold. When mixed with moisture, the lethal gasoline phosphine is shaped.