Türkiye - January 22, 2025 Funerals have been held to mourn the dead from Tuesday's ski resort fire in Bolu Province, Türkiye, gathering friends and families of the victims and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who declared a national day of mourning on Wednesday. The death toll from the fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya, a ski resort in Bolu, has risen to 78, Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said Thursday. The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu at in the early hours of Tuesday during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there. It took 12 hours for the firefighters to put out. Suna Basaran, a friend of a victim, recounted the moment she realized her neighbor was missing in an interview with the China Global Television Network. Workers from nearby hotels also witnessed the fire in horror. The tragedy has sent shockwaves across the nation, with reports saying that the fire alarms didn't go off and sufficient safety measures were lacking. Meanwhile, DNA tests are underway to confirm the identification of the victims. Eleven people, including the hotel owner, the deputy mayor of Bolu Province, and the head of the municipality's fire department, have been detained as part of the investigation. Shotlist: Bolu Province, Türkiye - Jan 22, 2025: 1. Various of workers carrying coffin; 2. Various of people mourning victims of ski resort fire; 3. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan getting off car to attend funeral; 4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) resident (name not given): "There are truly no words to describe this. We are really devastated. It happened so suddenly. The fact that it involved other family members as well adds even more grief for all of us. We're here to share their pain, but unfortunately, there is nothing else we can do."; 5. Friends of victims; 6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Suna Basaran, friend of victim (partially overlaid with shot 7): "My son received a photo from them the night before the accident, so we knew they were visiting. In the morning, we woke up unaware that they had stayed overnight. When we saw news of the fire, we wondered if they were still there. After we called and couldn't reach them, we realized they had stayed at the hotel. They were my neighbors for 25 years. Our children grew up together. We are so sad. We never expected something like this. I don't even know what to say."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 7. Photo of victim; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 8. Aerial shot of hotel after fire; 9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) worker (name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 10): "We woke up at 06:00, and we didn't know about it. It had apparently started during the night. Like everyone else, we are very sad, because there has been such a great loss of life. It's incredibly tragic, especially because most of them were children. Due to the school holiday, many of the victims were kids, which makes it even more heartbreaking."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 10. Aerial shot of hotel after fire; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 11. Firefighters at site of fire; 12. Officials talking with firefighters; 13. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) resident (name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 14): "I see this as a result of negligence. There was definitely negligence, because this fire should have been prevented before it grew to this extent."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 14. Hotel after fire; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 15. Aerial shots of hotel after fire. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]