<span class="oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB ">LONDON and ISTANBUL -- </span>Turkey's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday that the death toll from a pre-dawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort has risen to 66 and the number of injured is now 51.

"We are in deep pain," Yerlikaya told reporters during a press conference. "We have unfortunately lost 66 lives in the fire that broke out at this hotel."

<div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="GpQCA lZur Rnci " data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 414px)" srcset="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/ca5b912b-3524-4271-a6da-e3da5e190ec1/ski-resort_1737462243222_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=375, https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/ca5b912b-3524-4271-a6da-e3da5e190ec1/ski-resort_1737462243222_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=750 2x"><source media="(min-width: 415px)" srcset="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/ca5b912b-3524-4271-a6da-e3da5e190ec1/ski-resort_1737462243222_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=750, https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/ca5b912b-3524-4271-a6da-e3da5e190ec1/ski-resort_1737462243222_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=1500 2x"><img alt="" class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" loading="lazy" src="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/ca5b912b-3524-4271-a6da-e3da5e190ec1/ski-resort_1737462243222_hpMain_16x9.jpg" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div></div><figcaption><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Turkey, Jan. 21, 2025.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Ihlas News Agency via Reuters</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div>

<div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="GpQCA lZur " style="padding-bottom:59.25925925925925%" data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 414px)" srcset="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/7354c5cb-d856-46fb-8fb5-5bf992ea2023/turkey-hotel-embed_1737463285343_hpEmbed_27x16.jpg?w=375, https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/7354c5cb-d856-46fb-8fb5-5bf992ea2023/turkey-hotel-embed_1737463285343_hpEmbed_27x16.jpg?w=750 2x"><source media="(min-width: 415px)" srcset="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/7354c5cb-d856-46fb-8fb5-5bf992ea2023/turkey-hotel-embed_1737463285343_hpEmbed_27x16.jpg?w=750, https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/7354c5cb-d856-46fb-8fb5-5bf992ea2023/turkey-hotel-embed_1737463285343_hpEmbed_27x16.jpg?w=1500 2x"><img alt="" class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" loading="lazy" src="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/7354c5cb-d856-46fb-8fb5-5bf992ea2023/turkey-hotel-embed_1737463285343_hpEmbed_27x16.jpg" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div></div><figcaption><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Turkey, Jan. 21, 2025.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Mert Ozkan/Reuters</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div>

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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday that the death toll from a pre-dawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort has risen to 66.{ai:summary}<p>A fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey has resulted in a death toll of 66, with 51 others injured, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. He expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy during a press conference. </p><p>The situation remains fluid as authorities continue to respond to the incident. #society</p>

At least 66 dead in Turkish ski resort hotel fire

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