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All Executives Sentenced to Prison, Public Officials Acquitted

FINAL HEARING IN ALADAĞ DORM FIRE CASE

All Executives Sentenced to Prison, Public Officials Acquitted

In the final hearing of Aladağ dorm fire case, which claimed the lives of 11 children in 2016, all dorm executives have been sentenced to prison. Public officials have been acquitted for “causing death”, but penalized for “misconduct in office.”

4 July 2019 Ayşegül Özbek

Plaintiff’s Attorney Atalay: Expert Report Says ‘Dorm Has No License’

ALADAĞ DORM FIRE CASE

Plaintiff’s Attorney Atalay: Expert Report Says ‘Dorm Has No License’

In the eighth hearing of the Aladağ dorm fire case, the court board has rejected the families’ request for a new expert report and adjourned the hearing to April 30, 2019.

17 January 2019

No Arrested Defendants Remain in Dorm Fire Case

No Arrested Defendants Remain in Dorm Fire Case

The court has ruled that the last two arrested defendants in the Aladağ dorm fire case shall be released on the ground that the expert report has found them guilty of “collateral negligence.”

7 September 2018

Court Denies Request to Arrest Four Defendants in Dorm Fire Case

Court Denies Request to Arrest Four Defendants in Dorm Fire Case

In the fifth hearing of the case concerning the student dormitory fire that killed 11 students and 1 teacher in the Aladağ district of Adana province, the court has denied the request to re-arrest the four released defendants.

26 February 2018

Trial of Dorm Fire Killing 11 Children, 1 Dorm Staff Adjourned, Suspects Remain in Detention

Trial of Dorm Fire Killing 11 Children, 1 Dorm Staff Adjourned, Suspects Remain in Detention

In the third hearing of the trial of the fire in the girls' dorm in Adana killing 12 people, the court ruled that the six suspects remain in detention on remand. The hearing was adjourned to December 11.

10 October 2017

Administrators Rearrested over Fire in Girls’ Student Dorm

Administrators Rearrested over Fire in Girls’ Student Dorm

Four association administrators who were first arrested and later released over the fire in the girls’ dorm in Aladağ district of Adana killing 12 people including 11 children, have been arrested again.

6 February 2017

Parliamentary Investigation Commission to Be Established For Student Dorms

Parliamentary Investigation Commission to Be Established For Student Dorms

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has stated an investigation commission, which is to be established in the Parliament, will serve the purpose of investigating the fire in the dorm and determining necessary measures to be taken in dorms.

1 December 2016

Gag Order on Dorm Fire Lifted

Gag Order on Dorm Fire Lifted

Upon request from CHP İstanbul Deputy Barış Yarkadaş, the gag order on the dorm fire killing 12 persons including 11 children in Adana has been lifted.

1 December 2016

Detention Order for 14 Over Dorm Fire Including Dorm Director

Detention Order for 14 Over Dorm Fire Including Dorm Director

Detention order has been issued for 14 people including the dorm director C.G. over the fire in the girl’s dorm of Aladağ Tahsil Çağındaki Talebelere Yardım Derneği Ortaöğretim Kız Öğrenci Yurdu.

30 November 2016