Turkey arrests 15 over deadly fire at ski resort, state media says

FILE PHOTO: A hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya is damaged following a deadly fire, in Bolu, Turkey, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has arrested 15 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 78 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains earlier this week, state media reported on Sunday.

The tragedy has sparked calls for accountability and reform, and independent experts have said the Grand Kartal Hotel, at the Kartalkaya ski resort in western Turkey, lacked basic fire safety measures.