At least 56 people were hospitalized late Friday over suspected food poisoning in Turkey's eastern city of Erzincan, Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.

Twenty-one children were among the patients, said the report.

Those affected had symptoms including fever, nausea and dizziness following a farewell celebration dinner.

(Top image file photo: Ambulance car drives next to nightclub in Istambul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. /VCG Photo)