Prosecutor's office statements of suspects in the death of the Böcek family revealed: 'I do not have any certification'

The investigation continues into the deaths of mother Çiğdem Böcek (27), father Servet Böcek (38), and their 3-year-old daughter Masal and 6-year-old son Kadir Muhammet Böcek, who arrived in Istanbul from Germany for tourism on November 9, 2025, and died on November 13, 2025, due to alleged 'poisoning'. The statements of the suspects to the prosecutor's office as part of the investigation have been revealed.

"I DO NOT HAVE ANY CERTIFICATION"

Suspect Zeki K., an official at the pest control company, stated in his testimony, "The DSS company belongs to me. I founded this company 6-7 years ago. There is no physical workplace for the company; we work as a home office. Doğan C. works as a day laborer at my workplace. My son Serkan does not work at this workplace. We only registered his social security (SGK) through this company. When Serkan was working with me, he definitely did not do pest control work. I do not have any certification regarding pest control work. As far as I know, Doğan C. does not have any certification either. Doğan C. performs the pest control jobs. Drugs named Alfasc and Cypermetrin are used in pest control jobs. I know that these drugs are mixed with water. I do not know where we get the drugs from. On November 11, I received a phone call. The person calling said they operated a hotel, there were insects in one of the rooms, and they wanted to have it sprayed. I directed Doğan C. there. Doğan C. went alone and performed the spraying. I don't even know which hotel he went to. I have no fault in the incident," he said.

"I HAVE NO FAULT IN THE INCIDENT"

Suspect Doğan C., who performed the spraying, said, "I have been working at the DSS Pest Control company for 2-3 months. I had performed spraying at the workplace called Harbour Suits, where the incident occurred, in August 2025. Upon the call received on November 11, I went to the hotel to perform spraying. I performed the spraying process in the room shown by the attendant there. I used drugs named Alfasc and Cypermetrin. I used these drugs by mixing them with water and spraying them. I placed gel insecticide in 16-17 areas at certain intervals within the same room. Before spraying, I covered the bathroom door and the ventilation with paper tape. After spraying, I taped the door of the room and left the hotel. I do not have any certification regarding pest control work. I gave the drugs I used to the police teams. I have no fault in the incident," he stated.

"WE HAD ALSO HAD SPRAYING DONE IN AUGUST"

Suspect Hakan O. said, "I took over the workplace called Harbour Suits about 5-6 months ago. Because I am a diabetic, I have had trouble with my leg, so I haven't been able to go to the hotel for about 3 months. During this process, Halil D. handles all matters related to the hotel. Halil D. called me on November 10 and said that there was a complaint about insects in one of the hotel rooms. I told him to call the pest control company. Halil D., with the instruction he received from me, contacted the DSS company, which we had previously had perform spraying. As a result, spraying was done on November 11. After the spraying process is finished, the room remains closed for about 2-3 days. Afterwards, it is cleaned and opened for use. Neither I nor my employees have any responsibility regarding the spraying process. We had also had the same company perform spraying in August. We did not experience any problems. I did not ask this company whether they had certifications," he stated.

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