08.06.2025 21:40
In the investigation into the fire tragedy in Diyarbakır, which resulted in the death of a mother and her three children, it was decided to arrest 2 of the 5 individuals who were taken into custody. The other 3 individuals were released under judicial control.
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In the investigation regarding the fire disaster in Diyarbakır, 2 of the 5 people taken into custody were arrested, while a judicial control decision was issued for 3 others.
A significant development occurred in the investigation launched regarding the fire that broke out in the apartment in the Fırat neighborhood of the Kayapınar district of Diyarbakır, where mother Bircan Çavdar (36) and her children Yunus Emre (12), Elif (10), and Zeynep (4) lost their lives.
2 PEOPLE ARRESTED 5 people had been taken into custody as part of the investigation. After their procedures at the police station were completed, the names of those taken into custody were referred to the court.
The court decided to arrest 2 of the 5 people taken into custody. It was learned that the arrested individuals were contractor M.A. and building inspection officer B.C. 3 others were released under judicial control conditions.
MAYOR CO-CHAIRMAN DESCRIBED THE DISASTER While the fire disaster has become a national agenda, Serra Bucak, Co-Chair of the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, stated in a recent announcement that the fire was a complete building fire caused by the electrical shaft void.
Bucak said, "It has been observed that there was a building fire on every floor of the 13-story building." She added, "The lack of any ventilation voids and windows in both the intermediate corridors and the fire escape unfortunately hindered smoke and heat evacuation. The absence of an automatic closing system for the fire escape doors, the lack of a ventilation void in the attic, and the observation that electrical cables were left piled up in the electrical shaft void, which is the cause of the fire, up to the roof have been noted.
Again, while the electrical shaft void should be completely open on each floor, the void that should be open according to regulations has been partially closed with concrete. There is concrete closure on every floor. Cables have been pulled by breaking from the corners. It has been observed that instead of non-flammable halogen-free cables, flammable PVC cables were used, and these cables were insufficient in terms of electrical carrying capacity. Unfortunately, it has been determined that the electrical shaft void was used as a storage area and various items were left there," she stated.
WHAT HAPPENED? After the fire that broke out in the 13-story apartment on 566th Street in the Fırat neighborhood of Kayapınar district in Diyarbakır, 17 people were taken to the hospital, and mother Bircan Çavdar along with her children Yunus Emre, Elif, and Zeynep lost their lives.
An investigation regarding the fire was initiated by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office; as part of the investigation, the contractor, manager, site chief, and building inspection officer of the building were taken into custody.
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