A Russian citizen who gave birth and abandoned her child in a toilet at Antalya airport has been detained.
Her own mother was detained along with her while trying to fly to Moscow.
The baby's health is not in any danger, the Russian Consulate General in Antalya confirmed, RIA Novosti reports.
Russian diplomats are actively working on obtaining documents for the child.
The Turkish police have opened a criminal case regarding the abandonment of the baby.
The Russian woman and her child are currently in a medical facility.
The Consulate General of the Russian Federation is taking measures to process the child's documents. The situation with the newborn remains among the diplomatic mission's priority issues.
On Monday, October 14, a Russian citizen left her newborn baby in a toilet at a Turkish airport.
Thanks to the timely assistance provided, the child was saved.
The Russian woman and her mother were detained at Antalya airport.
A criminal case has been opened against a young woman born in 2006.
