A renowned Turkish Jewish couple was stabbed to death on Friday at their home in Istanbul's Besiktas district.
Police found the lifeless bodies of Jak Karako, 77, and his wife Georgia Karako, 69, with multiple stab wounds at the couple's home. They had been called there after the son, Izzet Karako, had indicated that he was unable to reach his parents.
Two suspects, a Uzbek couple and caretakers of the former businessman's house, have been detained early Saturday, Turkish police said. A third suspect is apparently still at large but police have given no further details about him or her.
The reason for the murders is unclear.
Karako is one of the co-founders, with Moiz Dana, of the well-known yarn brand Oren Bayan. Both Jak Karako and Moiz Dana - who has since passed away - left the company to their respective sons in the nineties. However, due to the financial problems, the families later sold the company to Altin Basak, another famous yarn brand in Turkey.