Turkiye is ready to take an unprecedented step: close almost 17% of hotels. After the tragedy at the ski resort, when people died during the fire on January 21, it was decided to check all the establishments related to the rest. It turned out that many of them are not adapted for this, do not have minimal conditions for the safety of vacationers, many work without any permission, at their own peril and risk.

This was reported by the NTV information television channel and the tourist publication Turizm Gunlugu.

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The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey decided to close 4 thousand. 380 hotels, many of them in Istanbul.

The Governor of Istanbul Davat Gul said that the process that will be coordinated by district governors in relation to hotels began, and said: “From Monday we will close all places of placement without a license or without a simple certificate for placement from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism”.

It was noted that earthquakes are the most important priority, and said that buildings serving state institutions and organizations should be 100 percent seismic -resistant, and this must be checked.

Having reminded of the tragic incident in the Bole, which killed 78 people, Gul noted that it is important to reconsider fire safety measures in institutions and that there are buildings that need to be checked, and noted the following:.

Governor Gul added that the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul, district municipalities and fire units should ensure the safety of citizens 100 % in coordination with the governors of the districts.

It is also noted that in pursuit of profit, hotel owners are in no hurry to monitor the safety and equipment of their real estate. the necessary equipment, as well as sometimes hotels are a real trap in case of danger of a fire or earthquake. It is these hotels that will be checked first and close.

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Recall, as a result of the fire that arose in a hotel at the resort of the Cart -shaped in the Turkish province of Bole, 78 people were killed. Another 52 were injured.

It is reported that during the fire some people tried to jump out of the windows to escape, and the 12-story hotel itself was built on a rock, which made it difficult to extinguish the flame. During the fire that broke out at night, there were 234 people there, and two were killed when they tried to jump out in a panic.

Carting is a popular place to relax in winter, especially during school holidays. At this time, the inhabitants of Istanbul and Ankara go skiing in the province of Bole.