22.01.2025 19:31
In the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League, Beşiktaş, hosting Athletic Bilbao, saw its fans at Tüpraş Stadium remain silent during the first minute of the match due to the fire disaster that occurred yesterday in Bolu, which claimed the lives of 76 of our citizens.
Beşiktaş hosted the Spanish representative Athletic Bilbao in the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League. The black-and-white fans did not remain indifferent to the fire disaster that occurred in Bolu yesterday during the match.
THEY REMAINED SILENT IN THE FIRST MINUTE
The black-and-white stands did not cheer and remained silent in the first minute of the match against Athletic Bilbao in the UEFA Europa League. After remaining silent for the first minute, Beşiktaş fans started to cheer.
BANNER AND MOMENT OF SILENCE BEFORE THE MATCH
Meanwhile, Beşiktaş players came out to warm up before the Athletic Bilbao match with a banner that read "May our heads be held high." A moment of silence was also held before the match.
76 OF OUR CITIZENS LOST THEIR LIVES
A fire broke out at Kartalkaya, one of Turkey's important ski resorts located at an altitude of 2,200 meters in the Köroğlu Mountains in Bolu. The fire, which started at midnight, spread rapidly due to the wooden exterior cladding of the hotel. As the flames quickly engulfed the hotel, numerous fire brigades, AFAD, UMKE, and health teams, along with helicopters, were dispatched to the area upon notification from the city center, districts, and surrounding provinces. After approximately 10 hours of intervention by the teams, the fire was brought under control, and cooling efforts were carried out in the affected area. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, and AFAD President Okay Memiş also arrived in the region. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that the number of fatalities in the fire had risen to 76. Yerlikaya stated that 9 people were taken into custody. He also announced that the identities of 56 of the deceased had been identified. The remains of 45 individuals were handed over to their families. Yerlikaya revealed that the hotel where the fire occurred had 12 floors and 238 registered guests. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that a one-day national mourning was declared due to the fire disaster in Kartalkaya.