10.07.2025 19:31
In the case regarding the fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel, which claimed the lives of 78 people, the words spoken by the hotel owner Halit Ergül caused a reaction from the victim families during the hearing. When Ergül said, "I am already devastated," the victim families responded by asking, "Do you have no guilt at all?"
The victims' families reacted to hotel owner Halit Ergül's words "I have already collapsed" in the case regarding the Grand Kartal Hotel fire, asking, "Do you have no fault at all?"
The Grand Kartal Hotel fire, which deeply shook Turkey, continues to be one of the country's most important agenda items. In the fire that occurred on January 21 in Kartalkaya, one of Bolu's popular ski resorts, 78 people lost their lives, and 133 others were injured.
DEFENDANTS APPEARED IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME
In the case opened after the disaster, a total of 32 defendants, 19 of whom are in custody, appeared before the judge for the first time on Monday. Due to the inadequacy of the Bolu Courthouse, the Bolu Social Sciences High School Sports Hall was prepared days in advance for the hearing, which saw a large turnout.
Participants were admitted to the sports hall, which was surrounded by barriers on all sides, with strict security measures on the 4th day of the trial. After the defendants were brought into the hall, the 4th day of the hearing began. Meanwhile, in the first 3 days of the trial, the defenses of a total of 24 defendants had been taken.
THE NUMBER ONE NAME OF THE CASE DREW REACTION WITH HIS WORDS
According to the information provided by Emrullah Erdinç, the words spoken by Halit Ergül, the owner of the Grand Kartal Hotel, in court on the 4th day of the trial raised tensions. The victims' families reacted to Ergül's words "I have already collapsed" by asking, "Do you have no fault at all?"
HOTEL OWNER ERGÜL'S DAUGHTER: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THESE MATTERS
Additionally, on the third day of the trial, Halit Ergül's daughter and a member of the company's board of directors, Elif Aras, stated, "My father makes the final decisions. We do not give orders or instructions, we do not interfere in the operation, we do not have signing authority. I do not attend meetings when we gather to sign something mandatory, I do not understand these matters. I have no information regarding the deficiencies, and I have nothing to do with them."