“Anyone with a mistake or negligence in the Kartalkaya fire disaster will be held to account”
Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan, as regards the hotel fire in Kartalkaya, Bolu, said: “Anyone with a mistake, negligence or fault, particularly those greedy ones who didn’t want to spend a single night’s profit on fire safety measures just to avoid expenditure, will be held to account one by one. The losses of lives have wounded our hearts. Rest assured that those with negligence will also suffer before justice.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex.
Makings statements on the topics addressed during the cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We held last week’s cabinet meeting in an atmosphere deeply touched by the fire disaster in Kartalkaya, Bolu. I wish Allah’s mercy on each one of our 78 brothers and sisters killed in the fire. I extend my condolences to their loved ones and relatives. Out of our 51 brothers and sisters injured in the fire, I wish a speedy recovery to our two citizens currently under treatment. Even though two weeks have passed since the disaster, both our sorrow and anger remain immense. We are doing whatever is necessary for the accountability of all those responsible and the manifestation of justice, and will continue to do so. The research commission, decided to be established in the Parliament, will contribute to this process and determine the necessary measures, legislative arrangements and other actions to prevent the recurrence of similar disasters in the future. Our chief inspectors of civil service, labor and tourism, assigned in the immediate aftermath of the fire, are about to wrap up their reports. These reports are also shared with the chief prosecutor overseeing the investigation. Let me re-emphasize that anyone with a mistake, negligence or fault, particularly those greedy ones who didn’t want to spend a single night’s profit on fire safety measures just to avoid expenditure, will be held to account one by one. The losses of lives have wounded our hearts. Rest assured that those with negligence will also suffer before justice.”
