The fire that claimed 79 lives has sparked public debate over who should be held accountable for the negligence.

ANKARA — As the death toll from an overnight fire at a popular ski resort in northwest Turkey rises to 76, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the country will observe a day of national mourning on Wednesday.

In the aftermath of the incident, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a day of national mourning to be observed on Wednesday. Rescue teams and local authorities are investigating the cause of the fire,

A fire in a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey has killed at least 10 people and hospitalized 32 others.

Other experts who spoke to the media explained that, given the death toll, the likelihood of the hotel having properly functioning warning, detection and extinguishing system was slim.

Outrage over alleged safety failures at a 12-storey hotel in Turkey has escalated into a political clash between the government and the opposition-run local authorities, after a fire killed 79 people and injured more than 50.

Turkish authorities are investigating a fire at a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey that killed 76 people, including children.

Turkey on Thursday revised the death toll in the devastating fire at a ski hotel in the country's north-west to 78 from 79. The Turkish Ministry of Justice corrected the figure to 78 from the 79 announced the previous day,

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey's Bolu mountains killed at least 76 people and injured 51 others on Tuesday, forcing panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night.

Cause of fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya under investigation after dozens die at popular ski resort

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.