Evaluation Meeting on the "Regulation on the Protection of Buildings Against Fire" Held in Ankara.

On behalf of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB), Boğaçhan Çakın, General Manager of the Divan Hotel Ankara and one of our members, attended the evaluation meeting on the draft "Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Protection of Buildings Against Fire," held under the chairmanship of Ms. Banu Aslan, Director General of the Directorate General of Professional Services at the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change. The meeting was held in Ankara with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, TOBB, TÜROFED, and TTYD.

At the meeting, the changes planned to be made to the regulation and the related processes were addressed in detail. Important topics were evaluated in detail, including the difficulties experienced in applying the regulation's requirements in certain historic areas due to decisions of the Council of Monuments, the arrangements concerning escape stairs and distances, the inability of old buildings to meet the new regulation's conditions in architectural terms, the difficulties in procuring fire-resistant doors and in the supply process, the differences in application regarding the fire resistance of exterior corridor doors, the acceptance of a pool kept full for 12 months as a safe water source, hydrant systems, and the arrangements concerning pressurization and facility distances.