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Two workers said no fire exercise had been carried out at the hotel since they started working there.

A new report from the Chamber of Civil Engineers outlines structural and safety failures at the Grand Kartal Hotel.

There is sense that disasters are befalling the country on an almost weekly basis, and nothing is happening to stop them. It is as if this is the new identity of the people, removing  any positive characteristic  from their personality.

The tourism minister has blamed the Bolu Municipality for the fire that claimed 78 lives at the Kartalkaya ski resort, while the mayor argues that the ministry is responsible because the resort was designated a tourism center.

The experts were dismissed after their preliminary report was not "well-received by authorities," Özcan claims.

The mayor of Bolu, an opposition member, criticized the detentions, arguing that the Kartalkaya area is designated as a "tourism zone," which places oversight and inspection responsibilities under the jurisdiction of the Environment Ministry, not the municipality.

The fire that claimed 79 lives has sparked public debate over who should be held accountable for the negligence.

Nine people have been taken into custody in connection with the incident, including the owner of the hotel, which reportedly lacked proper fire escape and suppression systems.