Thirty-two defendants are on trial over a deadly fire at a Turkish ski resort hotel that killed 78 people and injured 133.

Among the 76 people killed in the fire at the ski resort in Bolu province was Vedia Nil Apak, a 10-year-old swimmer with Fenerbahce Sports Club, and her mother, Ferda.. Eslem Uyanik, a chef at the ...

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Turkey, Jan. 21, 2025. Mert Ozkan/Reuters.

Dozens of people were killed after a fire ripped through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, forcing desperate holidaymakers to leap from windows to escape from the flames and smoke.

Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on Wednesday.

The fire broke out at around 3:30 a.m. in the restaurant of the 12-story Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, officials and reports said. The cause of the fire was ...

Autumn in Turkey's Bolu 14.11.2020 BOLU, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 11: A drone photo shows a view of Yedigoller National Park during autumn in Bolu province, Turkey on November 11, 2020.

Located between Turkey’s capital and Istanbul, the northern province of Bolu awaits its visitors for the winter break with its natural landmarks, thermal facilities and local cuisine. Bolu ...

At least 79 people were killed in the early morning blaze at a hotel in the Kartalkaya resort in Bolu province, Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported, citing the Bolu Prosecutor’s office.