2016 Adana student dormitory fire

Dormitory fire in Adana, Turkey 2016 11 29 y 19:30 GMT+3 Adana, Turkey 37.54817157 N 35.39388664 E inline Electrical fire, negligence 12 dead, 24 injured, 4 arrested 24 12 7 Gross negligence Guilty Kozan Chief Public Prosecutor 4 The 2016 Adana student dormitory fire, or the Aladağ disaster, was a fire that took place in the Aladağ Assistance Association for Students of Education Age Secondary Education Girls' Dormitory (tr Aladağ Tahsil Çağındaki Talebelere Yardım Derneği Orta Öğretim Kız Öğrenci Yurdu) in the Sinanpaşa neighborhood of Aladağ, Adana, Turkey. Incident Turkey 250 37.54817157 35.39388664 Location of the dormitory in Turkey 45px right The dormitory The incident took place around 19:30 in Adana's Aladağ district, in a mostly wooden student dormitory with 34 students. The incident killed 11 secondary school female students and 1 caregiver. 2016-11-29 Adana'da kız öğrenci yurdunda yangın: 11'i öğrenci 12 kişi öldü https://www.sozcu.com.tr/canonicalUrl live https://web.archive.org/web/20240111112629/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/son-dakika-haberi-kiz-ogrenci-yurdunda-yangin-wp1537033 2024-01-11 2024-01-11 Sözcü tr It was reported that those who lost their lives in the fire disaster were taken to the Adana Forensic Medicine Institute tr Adli Tıp Kurumu for identification, and it was notified that DNA samples will be taken from the families to identify some of the bodies.2016-11-29 Adana Aladağ'da kız öğrenci yurdunda yangın: 11 öğrenci ve 1 bakıcı öldü https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/adana-aladagda-kiz-ogrenci-yurdunda-yangin-11-ogrenci-ve-1-bakici-oldu-2353338 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240111121655/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/adana-aladagda-kiz-ogrenci-yurdunda-yangin-11-ogrenci-ve-1-bakici-oldu-2353338 2024-01-11 2024-01-15 Milliyet tr Aftermath The Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak, the Minister of National Education İsmet Yılmaz, the Minister of Family and Social Policies Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and the Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu set out to go to Adana upon the instructions of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım. Immediately after the fire the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a publication ban on the fire until the investigation was completed. Investigation Within the scope of the investigation initiated, the Kozan Chief Public Prosecutor and 3 prosecutors went to the region to investigate the incident. In 2022, after a retrial, four organization officials including the dormitory manager were sentenced to between 4 and 15 years in prison. 2022-05-31 12 kişi hayatını kaybetmişti! Aladağ yurt yangını davasında karar verildi https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/12-kisi-hayatini-kaybetmisti-aladag-yurt-yangini-davasinda-karar-verildi-42074242 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240111121655/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/12-kisi-hayatini-kaybetmisti-aladag-yurt-yangini-davasinda-karar-verildi-42074242 2024-01-11 2024-01-15 Hürriyet tr During the investigation, dormitory officials blamed the fire department, stating "If there had been a fire truck with a basket, the children would have been saved".Aladağ Yurt Yangını Davasında Sanıklar İtfaiyeyi Suçladı https://bianet.org/haber/aladag-yurt-yangini-davasinda-saniklar-itfaiyeyi-sucladi-186946 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240111121653/https://bianet.org/haber/aladag-yurt-yangini-davasinda-saniklar-itfaiyeyi-sucladi-186946 2024-01-11 2024-01-15 Bianet tr Documentary A documentary titled "Bir Yürek Yangını" (A Heart Fire) was announced to participate in the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival in 2022.2024-01-11 Aladağ Yurt Yangını beyaz perdede https://bianet.org/haber/aladag-yurt-yangini-beyaz-perdede-283275 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240111121653/https://bianet.org/haber/aladag-yurt-yangini-beyaz-perdede-283275 2024-01-11 2024-01-16 Bianet tr The name of the documentary originates from a quote by Can Atalay, a lawyer who was involved in the trials relating to the fire.Aladağ, bir yürek yangını https://www.birgun.net/makale/aladag-bir-yurek-yangini-402267 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240116051632/https://www.birgun.net/makale/aladag-bir-yurek-yangini-402267 2024-01-16 2024-01-16 BirGün tr References Category:2016 fires in Asia Category:Adana Category:Building and structure fires in Turkey Category:November 2016 in Turkey Category:School fires in Asia