Grand Kartal Hotel owner and 10 others given life for deadly Turkish fire

The deadliest fire in the country's history killed 78 people, including many children on holiday.

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The blaze at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu broke out during school holidays in January, killed 78 people including 34 children.

Owner Halit Ergül, his wife and two daughters were handed the maximum penalty after being found guilty of severe negligence, along with Bolu's deputy mayor and the local fire chief.

In total, there were 32 people facing charges over the fire which tore through the building in the early hours of the morning, resulting in some residents jumping from the 12-storey building to escape the flames.

In addition, 137 people were injured in the blaze at the northern mountain resort of Kartalkaya.