Details on the Fire at Istanbul's Çırağan Palace: Architects Were Armenian

A fire broke out at a five-star hotel in Istanbul today, resulting in three injuries. All of the injured individuals are hotel employees. Only one of them required medical assistance.

Earlier today, we reported that the fire had started in the hotel section of the Çırağan Palace, located along the Bosphorus. The Kempinski hotel is situated in this area. The fire originated in the part of the hotel where renovation work was being carried out.

It should be noted that the Çırağan Palace, along with the Ortaköy Mosque and the Dolmabahçe Palace, was built by the Armenian Balyan family between 1863 and 1867. Members of the family were Ottoman court architects during the 18th and 19th centuries.