CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's assessment of the fire in Bolu
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, who conducted inspections at the scene of the fire in Bolu, made statements to the press.
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We will follow up on this matter... If you are curious about how a country is governed, you should look at how people die in that country! We are in the year 2025; for me, the most tragic accident is the disaster that occurred in Soma. Our children died from poisoning, and here, too, children who were experiencing the joy of receiving their report cards, along with their mothers and fathers, lost their lives. There is no excuse for such a death in 2025. I explained this to the Minister of Tourism as well.
This pain must be respected; making premature statements based on certain concerns is very dangerous.
Our Mayor of Bolu had warned me about the deaths, saying that our losses could be much higher... I said let us not announce the number.
It is not within the borders of the Bolu Municipality; making irresponsible statements and falsely targeting people is very dangerous...
We should not do such things; I share the pain of all the families. I would say let it not happen again, but damn it, it keeps happening...
If this were an organized industrial zone, it should have its own fire department, but such things happen in a holiday region! Lessons should be learned, but they are not; I am very sad. It is also extremely saddening that a minister is trying to politicize this issue...
It is very wrong to talk about such things while there are burnt bodies of children inside. Whoever is responsible for this will pay the price in the harshest way, but in 2025, people in a country do not and cannot die like this; it is not right...
We have been subjected to a great injustice that should not have happened; I will force myself to remain silent on this matter, but a wrong was committed. Whatever falls to us to do will be done; we hope once again that this will be the last time.