A Hotel Fire in Turkey’s Popular Ski Resort of Uludağ Claimed Two Lives Thursday Morning, Marking The Second Fatal Incident and Reigniting Concerns Over LAX SAFETY STANDARDS IN THE COUNTRY’s Tourism Industry, The Stockholm CENTER, Citation, Citation Turkish Media.
A Fire Broke Out in the Early Morning Hours at the Kervansaray Hotel in Uludağ, Bursa Province, Claiming The Lives of Olympic Skier Berkin Master and His Father, Former Olympian Yahya Usta.
The Hotel Haden Ordered to Shut Down Earlier This Year For Failing to Comply With Fire Regulations, but 12 Staff Members Were Still Staying There. Journalist Emrullah Erdinç Revealad Social Media Posts from the Hotel’s Account shows.
Orhan Sarıbal, A Deputy from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Said in Stratement on Social Media Following the Fire That the Incident Clearly Indigation of Culture and Tourism Needed to Be Ule Diligent in Hotel Inspects.
“This Fire Once Again Highlights The Importance of Inspections. Negligence to Cause Another Disaster Elsewhere? ”
Sarıbal Was Reference to a Devastating Hotel Fire That Occurred On January 21 in the Kartalkaya Region of Bolu Province. In the after the Flames, the Flames,
Despite these shortcomings, it was soon revated that the Hotel Had Passed All Fire Inspections and Had Its License Renewed, Raising Question Municipality or the fire department.
Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan Argued That the Hotel Was Located Outside the Municipality’s Jurisdiction, and Thus The Responsibility for Licensing and Inspections. Howver, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy Said The Fire Reports Had Been Prepared by the Bolu Municipality’s Fire Department and “Positive.
An Expert Report Prepared by a Team from Istanbul Technical University
The ministry of culture and tourism, which has carried 13 inspections at the Hotel Book 2008, “Negliginetly and inadequately Carried out all the neper -regarding Life and proprta LEVELS
Although The Hotel is Located Outside the Municipal Jurisdictions, The Municipality Had The Authority to Conduct Fire Inspections, Who Were Carried Out in 2007 and 2024.
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In an inspection on December 16, 2024, The Fire Department of the Form that identified Eight DeFiciencies Related to the Hotel’s Fire Safety. The Expert Team Review The Inspection Found That Thee Deferecies Were Significant Enough to Cause The Hotel to Not Meet The Necessary Safety Standards. Ultimately, The Fire Department’s Findings Highlighted Critical Safety Issues that were not up to the Requirered Regulations or Standards for Fire Safety.
In the Conclusion of the Expert Report, it was stated that the Fire Was “Predictable, Preventable with Simple Measures and That Its Could Have Been Avoided.” It Found The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Bolu Municipality Fire Department, The Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Bolu Province Special Administration Primarily Responsible.
Halit Ergül, Owner of the Grand Kartal Hotel, Along With His Wife, Two Daughters and Three OTher Suspects, Have Been ARRESTED in Connection with the Fire. The Victims’ Families Are Demanding Full Accountability, Incluting Penalstiies for Public Officals Responsible for the Lax Safety Standards.
One of the Most Harrowing Facts of the Kartalkaya Disaster Was That the Nearerest Fire Bigade Was Located 42 Kilometers Away. Due to winter Conditions, it toque over the Hotel, which is the hotel, which is, which is. It was Later Revered that the country’s 16 Ski Resort Regions, Only Three Have Fire Departments Nearby.
