Indictment accepted in Kartalkaya tragedy: Here are the requested sentences

The indictment states that hotel owners, board members and executives Halit Ergül, Emine Murtezaoğlu Ergül, Ceyda Hacıbekiroğlu, Elif Aras, Emir Aras, Zeki Yılmaz, Ahmet Demir, Kadir Özdemir, Cemal Özer, Mehmet Salun, as well as Bolu Deputy Mayor Sedat Gülener, Acting Fire Chief Kenan Coşkun, and firefighter İrfan Acar are "responsible for the incident due to their probable intent."

The indictment requests that 13 individuals be sentenced to up to 1,998 years in prison each for the crimes of "killing with probable intent" 78 times and "causing injury with probable intent."

22 AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON REQUESTED FOR 19 PEOPLE

In the indictment prepared by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it is requested that hotel technical staff Tahsin Pekcan, Hüseyin Özer, and Bayram Ütkü; kitchen staff Reşat Bölük, Enver Öztürk, and Faysal Yaver; occupational safety experts Kübra Demir and Ece Kayacan; receptionist Yiğithan Burak Çetin; Mudurnu Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi officials İbrahim Polat and İsmail Karagöz; FQC Global Sertifikasyon Anonim Şirketi official Ali Ağaoğlu and employee Aleyna Beşinci; LPG installation maintenance workers Doğan Aydın and Muharrem Şen; Bolu Provincial Special Administration Secretary General Sırrı Köstereli; Deputy Secretary General Bünyamin Bal; Licensing and Inspection Manager Yeliz Erdoğan; and former Licensing and Inspection Manager Mehmet Özel be sentenced to up to 22 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of "causing the death and injury of more than one person through conscious negligence."

The first hearing of the case, in which 32 defendants will be tried regarding the hotel fire in Kartalkaya where 78 people lost their lives, will be held on July 7.