Officials say a Russian citizen who left a newborn in a toilet at Antalya Airport explained her action during interrogation. The incident has prompted a formal inquiry and a careful review of events at the international hub.
The child’s mother has been identified as Ekaterina Burnazkina. She was treated at a hospital and told the police she did not know she was pregnant.
Reports indicate the event occurred on October 14 in the airport toilet. The newborn was urgently transported to a hospital, and the Russian mother, born in 2006 and traveling in Turkey as a tourist, was detained by local authorities.
A criminal case has been opened against the mother as investigators seek to understand the circumstances surrounding the act.
The child and his mother are now staying in a health facility in Antalya, with their health described as not in danger. The Russian Consulate General is taking steps to obtain the child’s needed documents and is monitoring the case closely.
Earlier reports recall a separate incident in England where a student gave birth, then secretly took the child from the father and left the baby in a suitcase.