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High-profile trial for deadly hotel fire that killed 78 opens in Turkey
KARTALKAYA, TURKEY, JUL 7 – Thirty-two defendants face charges including manslaughter after a fire killed 78 people and injured over 130 at a luxury ski resort hotel with ignored safety warnings.
- Thirty-Two defendants went on trial on July 7, 2025, in Bolu for a deadly fire that destroyed the 12-story Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya, Turkey, killing 78 people.
- The fire occurred early on January 21, 2025, after an inspection report a month earlier showed inadequate fire safety, which hotel owners ignored due to cost concerns.
- The trial is held at Bolu High School's sports hall due to 210 civil parties and 32 defendants, including senior hotel officials and local authorities, facing up to 1,998 years in prison each.
- Survivors and experts stated the fire alarm system failed and evidence was concealed, including deleted camera footage, while victims' families alleged negligence with the owners failing to alert guests during the fire.
- The trial, set to continue for two weeks, underscores growing demands for justice related to alleged safety failures and negligence that resulted in the deaths of 36 children and 42 adults, as well as injuries to more than 130 others.
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