Penalties requested for 2 defendants in the scaffolding disaster in Kuşadası, where 1 worker died, have been announced.

The incident took place on January 8, 2026 in the Kadinlar Denizi District of Kuşadası. Three workers, who were doing dismantling work on a hotel pier, fell into the sea due to a severe storm. While one of the workers, Mustafa Dağ (30), lost his life in the incident, A.K. (30) and M.D. (26) was seriously injured.

After the incident, hotel official Z.A. The owner of the company that carried out the dismantling works with Y.Ö. He was sent to the courthouse. While the hotel official was released, Y.Ö. was arrested. Y.Ö. was later released. Z.A. It was decided that there was no need for prosecution.

JAIL REQUEST FOR 2 DEFENDANTS

The indictment prepared within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Söke Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was accepted by the Söke High Criminal Court. In the indictment, company owner Y.Ö. M.D., who was injured in the accident and is in the file as the complainant defendant, was sentenced to 3 years to 22 years and 5 months for the crime of 'causing death and injury through conscious negligence'. A prison sentence of 3 to 9 years was requested for him for the crime of 'causing death through conscious negligence'.

THE CLAIM THAT WORK CONTINUED DESPITE THE STORM

In the expert report included in the indictment, it was stated that the two defendants were directly technically responsible for the accident, and that M.D., who lost his life, had no technical influence on the accident.

The report of the General Directorate of Meteorology stating that strong winds, storms and tornadoes were detected in the region on the day of the incident was also included in the indictment. The prosecutor's office evaluated that the accident was foreseeable, considering the adverse meteorological conditions and working conditions.

In the indictment, Y.Ö. It was claimed that M.D., who was stated to be responsible for the management and management of the workers, did not postpone the work despite the adverse weather conditions and did not take the necessary precautions in terms of occupational safety.

WHATSAPP CORRESPONDENCE IS IN THE INDICTMENT

In his statement to the prosecutor's office, M.D. stated that a worker who did not agree to work due to bad weather conditions returned on the day of the incident. M.D. claimed that he sent the video showing the intensity of the waves on the pier to the company's WhatsApp group, and that the company owner Y.Ö told him that the weather was nice.

M.D. In the continuation of his statement, he stated that he received a reply saying "I don't understand what kind of storm it is, the weather is very nice here" and that he informed Y.Ö. that another worker fell into the sea due to the effect of the waves and was rescued at the last minute.

M.D., who claimed that he started working as a preliminary accountant in the company, did not direct the work of the workers and was not at fault in the accident, did not accept the accusations.

Company owner Y.Ö. In his statement, he claimed that M.D. called him to report the malfunction in the work machine, that he told the team to take a break during this call and that he thought the workers had stopped working. Y.Ö., who stated that he also stated that occupational safety measures were not taken during the dismantling of the scaffolding, rejected the accusations against him.

The trial of the case regarding the incident will begin in the coming days at Söke High Criminal Court.