The national athlete who died in the fire had shared a photo of the fireplace in the hotel 4 hours earlier.

27.03.2025 11:12

It has been revealed that national skier Berkin Usta, who lost his life in the fire at the Kervansaray Hotel in Uludağ, shared the fireplace in the hotel just 4 hours before the incident. It was also noted that Usta shared a photo of the ski slope located right in front of the hotel around 7:30 PM yesterday.

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In the hotel that was closed due to deficiencies found during inspections in Uludağ, the President of the Turkey Ski and Snowboard Instructors Association, former national skier Yahya Kemal Usta, and his son, national skier Berkin Usta, lost their lives in a fire that broke out.

POSTED 4 HOURS AGO

It was seen that Berkin Usta shared a photo of the fireplace in the hotel on his social media account 4 hours before the fire, and it was also revealed that he shared a photo of the ski slope located right in front of the hotel around 7:30 PM yesterday.

REPRESENTED TURKEY IN THE WINTER OLYMPICS

Berkin Usta, a member of the Turkey Ski Federation Alpine Discipline National Team, represented Turkey in the giant slalom at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Competing in the Men's Alpine Discipline Giant Slalom, Berkin Usta placed 45th among 89 athletes with a time of 1:17.91 in his first run, and achieved a time of 1:24.81 in his second run. With a total time of 2:42.72, Berkin Usta finished 43rd in the Olympic Games he participated in for the first time.

CLAIM THAT "THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE BARBECUE"

It was claimed that Yahya Kemal Usta, who operated the hotel's ski room and cafeteria, was in the hotel with his son Berkin Usta and his wife Fikriye Usta during the fire, and that the fire started from a spark that jumped from the barbecue lit on the hotel's veranda, igniting the plastic area above the veranda.