09.09.2025 11:10
The parents of Berra Dizi, who drowned in a daycare pool in Bursa, made a call for justice regarding allegations of negligence. It was revealed that the daycare's license did not include a pool, and that the District National Education Directorate had granted activity approval for the unlicensed pool. Furthermore, a child at the daycare recounted the incident to their mother, saying, "Berra was struggling in the pool, struggling. Then they brought her out all purple."
The parents of 4-year-old Berra Dizi, who drowned in a daycare pool in the İnegöl district of Bursa last month, claimed that the daycare was negligent in the incident.
The incident occurred last month around 2:00 PM at a private daycare in the Süleymaniye neighborhood of İnegöl. Berra Dizi, who had been attending the same daycare for a year, continued to participate in the summer school at the same daycare with the start of the summer vacation. Berra drowned during an event held on August 12, 2025, where children entered the pool. It is still unknown how long Berra was in the water. The daycare staff who pulled Berra out of the water wanted to perform first aid there. The little girl was taken to İnegöl State Hospital by ambulance after a report was made. She was then transferred from there to Bursa High Specialization Training and Research Hospital. Berra Dizi's little heart stopped at the end of the seventh day after being admitted to intensive care. Berra Dizi was laid to rest in İsaören City Cemetery amid tears.
Family members, who shared the shock of their pain for the first time a month later, expressed that their suffering was immense. They stated that the daycare's claims about Berra having a seizure in the pool did not reflect the truth, and that hospital records indicated the incident was a drowning.
HER LITTLE HEART LASTED 7 DAYS Ismail Dizi (35), the father who works in the HR department of a factory in Bursa, recounted the painful incident as follows: "I work in Bursa. My daughter's mother, Beyza Turan, called me and said our daughter had a seizure. They told her that at the daycare. When I arrived at the hospital in İnegöl, they had already performed a tomography. I saw my daughter's condition in the tomography. An hour later, they transferred her to Bursa Şevket Yılmaz Hospital. When she was brought to Şevket Yılmaz Hospital, my daughter's lungs had failed. She couldn't breathe on her own. There was swelling at the back of her brain. There was swelling all the way to the back of her eyes. There were water and air pockets under her skin. Her body was completely swollen due to drowning. What the doctors told us was, 'Her condition is very critical; you must be prepared for anything. The first 24 hours are very important, then we will wait for another 72 hours and then a week.' Berra fought for her life for a week. During this time, she fought very hard with her little heart. She passed away after 7 days."
"DOCTORS SAY THE TIME IN WATER IS 2-5 MINUTES" Father Ismail Dizi, who witnessed his little girl drowning before the eyes of four people, stated, "It is not even clear how long our child was in the water. The school told us 30 seconds. However, when we spoke with the doctors, they said it could be between 2 to 5 minutes. The exact duration our child was in the water is currently unclear. She was in the water for an unknown period in front of four people," he said.
"THE DISTRICT NATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTORATE APPROVED THE ILLEGAL POOL" Pointing out that the school had multiple instances of negligence in the incident, Ismail Dizi said, "The pool is illegal. A swimming event was organized in the illegal pool. The İnegöl District National Education Directorate approved the activities for the illegally constructed pool. It is unclear on what basis they granted approval. It is also unclear whether inspections were conducted on the pool, which should be subject to the District Health Directorate's oversight. According to regulations, children's pools must be 50 centimeters deep, but according to the expert report from the school, the pool is filled with water to a height of 91.5 cm. Given this situation, it is unclear whether the swimming instructor has a certification. According to the children's pool regulations, there should be a lifeguard present, but there was none. There should be swimming equipment like floaties at the sides of the pool, but these were not present. The edges of the pool should be made of non-slip material, but many were made of slippery material. One of the teachers slipped and fell while trying to intervene with the child. This is recorded on security cameras. Currently, these matters are being investigated by the prosecutor's office, and we have requested that the responsible individuals be prosecuted. However, they are not being prosecuted," he said.
"THE TEACHER SAID BERRA HAD A SEIZURE" Beyza Turan (29), who works as a health worker, demanded justice for her daughter Berra. Indicating that she has many questions in her mind regarding the incident as a healthcare professional, Turan recounted the event as follows: "When my daughter was pulled from the water, I was told that CPR was performed on her. Previously, a coordinator teacher said that Berra had a seizure. When I told them that my daughter had no history of seizures or any illness that could cause seizures, the call ended. When I went to the hospital, I learned from the coordinator that the swimming instructor performed CPR on my daughter, and that was when I realized my daughter had drowned. After that moment, two people who came to the hospital also disappeared, and we did not communicate with anyone from the school again. I believe that this CPR was insufficient and that the person who performed it did not have a valid first aid certificate. I suspect that there was misinformation provided to the 112 emergency medical teams. There is a lot of negligence, and despite all this negligence, this school is still open and continues to provide education. When will it be closed? When will the operation of the illegal pool be stopped?"
"WHEN I LEFT THAT MORNING, SHE SAID 'MOM, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH'" The grieving mother Beyza Turan recounted that she could not even hold her daughter in her arms when she last saw her because she was intubated, saying, "I dropped my daughter off at daycare that morning. As I was leaving, she said, 'Mommy, I love you so much.' I kissed her on the cheeks and handed her over to the school. All that remains of my daughter are her toys and dreams. The door to her room is still locked; I cannot enter. Her belongings are just as she left them. Even though she was only 4 years old, she was a very clean and organized child. Even if I know it won't be real, I feel like one day my daughter will come back to me. While everyone hugs their children, I go to her grave 4-5 times a day and meet with the soil. This is the hardest part for me. My daughter landed in all our hearts like a butterfly. She brought great love to everyone's heart, but unfortunately, due to negligence and carelessness, she flew away and left this life," she said.```html
"THE SCHOOL SAID 'DON'T BRING ARM FLOATS'" Beyza Turan, drawing attention to the fact that her daughter Berra did not know how to swim, but despite this, the teacher at the school asked the parents' group to send her to school without arm floats, said, "We enrolled Berra in kindergarten when she was 3 years old. She had been going to kindergarten for a year. After school ended, she started attending summer school. It was said that there would be activities such as horseback riding, swimming, and gymnastics in summer school. We signed a contract with the school regarding this. They said they would teach swimming. Two days before the incident, a teacher from Berra's class sent a message to the parents' group asking us to send the children to school without arm floats on August 12. As a result, we did not give her arm floats that day. There was nothing on the child, neither arm floats nor a swimming ring. She had always used arm floats before. My daughter couldn't even stay on the surface of the water. If she had been wearing the arm floats, this would not have happened," she said.
Meanwhile, in the ongoing investigation, it was learned that İnegöl Municipality submitted documents to the prosecutor's office indicating that the pool where 4-year-old Berra lost her life was illegal and that there was no license for the pool. It was also revealed that, upon the prosecutor's request, a letter sent by the İnegöl District National Education Directorate showed that the directorate had given approval for the construction of the pool, which did not have a building permit.
A KINDERGARTEN FRIEND DESCRIBED THE MOMENTS: "MOM, BERRA STRUGGLED, STRUGGLED." On the other hand, in the petition submitted to the prosecutor's office, it was requested that the statements of a garden worker who was mowing the grass right next to the pool and Berra's kindergarten friend, who was swimming in the pool at the time of the incident and later told her mother at home, "Mom, Berra struggled in the pool, struggled, struggled. Then they pulled Berra out of the pool, she was purple. Berra died," be taken. Additionally, it was noted that the swimming instructor, who was seen performing CPR on Berra after the drowning incident, did not have a valid first aid certificate, and that the kindergarten did not take the necessary occupational safety measures required by regulations, and that the occupational safety expert and the required risk assessment reports could not be reached, and it was requested that these issues be investigated by the prosecutor's office.
In the petition, regarding the claims that the little girl had a seizure, it was stated, "The claims of epilepsy have been fabricated by the suspects to divert the prosecutor's office in a different direction. The suspects also misled the 112 emergency service team, ensuring that the incident was recorded not as drowning but as an epileptic seizure," it was stated. The petition also highlighted the epicrisis reports prepared by different doctors stating that the child was not an epilepsy patient and the forensic examination report showing that the incident was drowning, not epilepsy.
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