A hotel fire in Turkey’s popular ski resort of Uludağ claimed two lives Thursday morning, marking the second fatal incident this season and reigniting concerns over lax safety standards in the country’s tourism industry, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing Turkish media.
A fire broke out in the early morning hours at the Kervansaray Hotel in Uludağ, Bursa province, claiming the lives of Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father, former Olympian Yahya Usta.
The hotel had been ordered to shut down earlier this year for failing to comply with fire regulations, but 12 staff members were still staying there. Journalist Emrullah Erdinç revealed social media posts from the hotel’s account showing that they continued to…
