26.01.2025 21:11
Discussions regarding authority continue following the fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu. In the debate, which included Bolu Provincial Special Administration Secretary Sırrı Köstereli, Köstereli stated, "The Provincial Special Administration does not have a duty such as inspection. This is a tourism-certified establishment. The regulations clearly indicate who is responsible for the inspection of such places."
The ongoing authority debate regarding the fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu, which resulted in the deaths of 78 people, continues. Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan made statements indicating that the authority and oversight belong to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; however, the Ministry pointed to Bolu Municipality and the Provincial Special Administration.
STATEMENT FROM THE PROVINCIAL SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION
Bolu Provincial Special Administration Secretary General Sırrı Köstereli also joined the authority debate. In response to a question from Alican Uludağ of NOW News regarding the inspection authority of the Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy concerning the hotel where the tragedy occurred, Köstereli stated, "The license and occupancy authority is with the Provincial Special Administration. The Provincial Special Administration is authorized for the general area, not the Ministry of Tourism. The renewal of the business opening work permit means to me that the fire department report and other reports have also been renewed."
"EVERYTHING IS IN THE REGULATION"
Köstereli stated, "This is a tourism-certified establishment. The regulation clearly states who is responsible for the inspection of such places." Köstereli added, "The Provincial Special Administration does not have a duty like inspection. This is a tourism-certified establishment. The regulation clearly states who is responsible for the inspection of such places. Everything is in the regulation. The license from 2015 was merely an update regarding the change of the hotel's address. A document is not required due to an address change. Only the address on the document is changed."
WHAT HAPPENED?
In the ongoing investigation into the deaths of 78 people, 11 individuals have been arrested, and efforts to identify those responsible for negligence in the fire disaster have been accelerated.