Press Release Regarding the Fire that Broke Out at a Hotel in Erbil
Republic Of Türkiye Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
05.02.2016
No: 37, 5 February 2016
We have learned that according to initial reports, 17 people lost their lives in a fire that broke out at a hotel in Erbil, Iraq in the evening of 5 February 2016 . It is also understood that no Turkish citizens are among the deceased.
We are following the developments and making the necessary preparations to meet the possible requests of the KRG.
Mustafa ÜNAL
Consul General
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