He has raided a hotel before! The past incidents of Grand Kartal Hotel owner Halit Ergül draw attention

Turkey has been shaken by a major tragedy in Bolu Kartalkaya. 66 people lost their lives in the fire that broke out at the Grand Kartal Hotel. Allegations have emerged that the hotel's owner, Halit Ergül, had raided a hotel in the past and offered a brazen defense regarding the situation.

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He has raided a hotel before! The past incidents of Grand Kartal Hotel owner Halit Ergül draw attention

According to a report by Mynet, it has emerged that Halit Ergül, the owner of the Grand Kartal Hotel, which became a grave for those who came to Kartalkaya with their families for a winter vacation, had previously made headlines with his mafia-like remarks.

STAFF FIGHT

In 2020, following a fight that broke out between employees at a staff dormitory shared by two hotels, the gendarmerie was dispatched to Kartalkaya. The gendarmerie used pepper spray to separate the parties. Following the incident, the parties filed complaints against each other.

HALİT ERGÜL RAIDED A HOTEL

Halit Ergül, the owner of the Grand Kartal Hotel, which caused a deadly disaster for those who came to Kartalkaya with their families for a winter vacation, had similarly raided a hotel in the past! In 2020, following a fight that broke out between employees at a staff dormitory shared by two hotels, Halit Ergül made the following statements in the heat of the moment:

'YES, I RAIDED A HOTEL'

"We took back the place that belongs to us. They call it 'raiding a hotel'; if taking back a place that belongs to me is raiding a hotel, then yes, I raided a hotel. The judiciary will have the final say."

While questions are being raised about how the fire started at the hotel, which turned into a scene of life-and-death struggle, it has emerged that the name of the Grand Kartal Hotel, which became a grave for people, also appeared in a news report regarding a staff dormitory fight that took place in 2020. The report included the following statements:

ARGUMENT BROKE OUT BETWEEN 2 GROUPS

"In Bolu's famous ski resort Kartalkaya, it is alleged that one hotel was completely full in a 3-story staff dormitory shared by two hotels. When the other hotel could not find space in the dormitory to house its staff after completing its seasonal preparations, the hotel owner and employees went to the dormitory to vacate their own space. There, an argument broke out between the two groups. When the argument turned into a fight, gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene. The teams separated the two groups using pepper spray and took the individuals involved in the incident to the gendarmerie station to take their statements. The suspects were released after their statements were taken, but the dormitory shared by the two hotels was sealed by the gendarmerie."

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