The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Parliament’s Temporary and Special Parliamentary Committee tasked with following the investigation and judicial process in Türkiye into contractors allegedly linked to the deadly İsias hotel building collapse is holding contacts in Ankara.

35 members of the Gazimağusa Türk Maarif College Secondary School Volleyball Team staying at the İsias Hotel in Adıyaman had perished after the building collapsed in the February 6 earthquake.

The delegation will also be visiting Adıyaman on Wednesday.

The Parliament’s Temporary and Special Parliamentary Committee headed by Oğuzhan Hasipoğlu which is tasked with the duty of following the judicial process launched in Türkiye on the İsias Hotel collapse is in the Turkish capital Ankara.

The delegation’s first visit was to Anıtkabir where the special book was signed by Hasipoğlu following the laying of a wreath at Atatürk’s moseuleum.

The UBP MP expressed the TRNC’s strong belief in the Turkish justice system and its determination to follow the judicial process closely.

The delegation will move onto Adıyaman on Wednesday for more contacts.

All 35 members of the youth volleyball team had perished in the rubble of İsias Hotel in Adiyaman, where they were staying when the catastrophic earthquakes struck Türkiye.

The group consisted of 24 students, four teachers, and eleven parents who travelled to Adiyaman to participate in a volleyball tournament.

Four people – a teacher and three parents – survived the collapse of the building.

Preliminary studies conducted on concrete and iron samples collected from rubble have confirmed that the building materials used at the hotel were not up to standards.

The owners and builders of the hotel have been arrested and are currently awaiting trial.