Kartalkaya Family Platform members left a black wreath at the Ministry of Justice

Members of the Kartalkaya Family Platform, formed by those who lost their relatives in the fire that occurred at the Bolu Kartalkaya Grand Kartal Hotel on the night of January 21, 2025, protested yesterday by placing a black wreath with the words "Unfinished justice is not justice" in front of the building of the Ministry of Justice, whose budget was discussed in the Turkish Grand National Assembly Planning and Budget Commission. Platform members were accompanied by NEW Party Izmir Deputy Ümit Özlale, Şanlıurfa Deputy Mahmut Tanal, Ankara Deputy Umut Akdoğan, Trabzon Deputy Sibel Suiçmez, Rize Deputy Tahsin Ocaklı and İYİ Party Çanakkale Deputy Rıdvan Uz.

"EVERYONE IS SILENT, WE ARE NOT SILENT"

Lawyer Yüksel Gültekin, who lost 8 members of his family in the disaster, reminded that although 9 personnel of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism were found to be at first degree at fault in the expert report, no permission was given for an investigation against them. Reminding that the relevant chamber of the Council of State decided that the personnel in question should be tried, Gültekin stated that the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, stated that the ministry had no fault in the incident after the fire, and that he later gave permission for the investigation in the Turkish Grand National Assembly immediately after the incident, and stated that this did not reflect the truth. Calling on Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, Gültekin asked for the file to be processed as soon as possible and said, "I said it from the first day of the incident; everyone will remain silent, we will not remain silent."

"WE PROMISED 78 LIVES"

Reminding the photo of Minister Muhmet Nuri Ersoy with a glass of alcohol in his hand, Gültekin said, "I visit the graves of my children every day, morning and evening, while the Minister of Culture is having fun in the Greek bays with a whiskey bottle in his hand. This morning, I visited my children's graves. I made a promise to them. We made a promise to 78 lives. Those who have even the slightest fault in this incident will definitely be brought to justice. Let them appear before the judiciary, be acquitted before the judiciary, and if they are punished, let them serve. This does not happen in a serious state of law. Legal "These people must be tried in the state," he said. Gültekin stated that the labor inspector of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security worked for only 10 days from the day the hotel started operating until the fire, and that the ministry put the responsibility on a retired labor inspector, and that although the Council of State requested a comprehensive investigation on this issue, no response was given.

"BE ACCOUNTABLE WITHOUT DELAY"

Gültekin said, "The day goes by, the weather turns." He said, "In the Republic of Turkey, these people will definitely be held accountable. But we want this reckoning to be held without delay. Look, it exceeds our tolerance limit. We continue to seek justice in a decent manner. But our tone will rise. They are dragging us into actions we never desire. We are honorable, dignified citizens, loyal to our country and nation. Please protect our rights and make this case public as soon as possible." "Conclude it in a way that will ease your conscience, but most importantly, in a way that will ease our conscience and, most importantly, befit a state of law."