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Istanbul, Turkey — A fire engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 76 people and injuring at least 51 more, the interior minister said. Witnesses said ...

More than 50 others were also injured in the fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya ski resort, according to Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. The fire broke out during a busy time ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Turkey’s interior minister says a fire that broke out at a hotel at a popular ski resort has killed at ...

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ANKARA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister ...

A day of mourning is under way in Turkey for the 79 victims of a fire that engulfed a popular ski resort hotel in the country's north-west. The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand ...

ANKARA, Turkey — A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — including at least two ...

A fire at a hotel in a popular ski resort in Turkey has killed at least 76 people, the country's interior minister has said. Ali Yerlikaya added that at least 51 other people were injured in the ...