08.02.2025 20:50
Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan made a statement regarding the hotel fire disaster in Kartalkaya. Özcan noted that the prosecutor's file related to the fire has been opened for examination by the lawyers, and he called on Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç, stating that there is no information or witness in the file that implicates Bolu Municipality, and that all arrows point to the Ministry of Tourism.
The Mayor of Bolu, Tanju Özcan, made a statement on social media tagging the Minister of Justice, Yılmaz Tunç, saying, "According to the investigation file, all arrows point to the Ministry of Tourism. But for some reason, not a single action has been taken regarding even one bureaucrat from the Ministry of Tourism."
The Mayor of Bolu, Tanju Özcan, made a statement on his social media account regarding the investigation process of the Grant Kartal Hotel fire disaster, which claimed the lives of 78 people.
HE ADDRESSED MINISTER OF JUSTICE TUNÇ
Özcan, in his statement tagging Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, said, "Dear Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, the prosecutor's file regarding the fire disaster in Kartalkaya was opened for the lawyers' review 19 days later. Not a single one of the suspects or witnesses directly or indirectly accuses Bolu Municipality. (Hotel owner, hotel employees, bureaucrats, witnesses) Furthermore, none of the information, documents, or legal provisions submitted in the file contain a single ruling indicating negligence or fault on the part of Bolu Municipality and its fire department."
HE ACCUSED THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM
Özcan continued his statement by pointing to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, saying, "All suspects and witnesses, even the arrested state bureaucrats, clearly state that all inspections of the burned hotel, including the fire, belong to the Ministry of Tourism and that these inspections were conducted shortly before the fire. Where are the responsible parties for this disaster? They were supposed to be revealed 'no matter where it leads.' According to the investigation file, all arrows point to the Ministry of Tourism. But for some reason, not a single action has been taken regarding even one bureaucrat from the Ministry of Tourism."
22 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
In the investigation regarding the fire disaster that claimed the lives of 78 people, 22 people have been arrested so far, including the hotel owner Halit Ergül, general manager Emir Aras, Bolu Deputy Mayor responsible for the fire department Sedat Gülener, Acting Fire Chief Kenan Coşkun, Bolu Provincial Special Administration Secretary General Sırrı Köstereli, and Assistant Secretary General Bünyamin Bal.