13.01.2025 20:00
In the case related to the collapse of the Arıkan Hotel, where 14 people lost their lives during the 2023 earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, the building owner Adnan Arıkan was sentenced to 9 years, 5 months, and 10 days in prison, while the structural project author Osman Polat Yalçın received a sentence of 7 years, 9 months, and 10 days.
In Kahramanmaraş, a verdict hearing was held regarding the collapse of the Arıkan Hotel, where 14 people lost their lives in the earthquakes on February 6, 2023.
During the verdict hearing of the case held at the Kahramanmaraş 3rd Heavy Penal Court, the complainants and the attorneys of the parties were present. The defendants, building owner Adnan Arıkan, static project author Osman Polat Yalçın, and architectural project author A.Ş. were not present at the hearing.
ATTORNEYS REQUESTED ACQUITTAL
Gülsüm Çalışkan, a complainant who lost her husband in the collapsed hotel, requested that the defendants receive the maximum penalty. The defense attorneys argued that their clients had no faults regarding the building's collapse and requested a more comprehensive expert report, seeking the acquittal of their clients.
PRISON SENTENCE
The court panel sentenced building owner Adnan Arıkan to 9 years, 5 months, and 10 days in prison for the crime of "causing death and injury by negligence," and static project author Osman Polat Yalçın to 7 years, 9 months, and 10 days in prison. The panel decided to separate the case regarding architectural project author A.Ş., who has a report indicating a lack of criminal responsibility.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The Kahramanmaraş Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had filed a case against the defendants at the 3rd Heavy Penal Court for the crime of "causing death and injury by negligence."