TKF found responsible for the death of Aslı Nemutlu

Original Nemutlu's found responsible TKF his death: Erzurum in the expert's report on the national skier Aslı Nemutlu's death hitting the wooden snow curtain on the edge of the runway while training belt of Turkey Ski Federation period (TKF) President Özer sober found defective in the first degree.

In 2012, Aslı Nemutlu (17), who made training belts in Konaklı Ski Center, died by hitting the wooden snow curtain on the edge of the track. Regarding the death of the national athletes, President of Turkey Ski Federation about 16 people Özer Sober also among them, 'negligent death give rise to' Erzurum imprisonment sentence for alleged lawsuit was filed in the Court of First Instance.

The expert, consisting of Halim Şener from Ankara University Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sports Law Expert İlhami Şahin and Middle East Technical University (METU) Sports Manager Şahin Oğuz, sent the report on the death of Aslı Nemutlu to the Erzurum Criminal Court. Turkey Ski Federation President sober in his report to the principal found defective were given in the following views:

“Taking initiative on measures should be expected from the Ski Federation because of the establishment of the tracks and the structures to be established in accordance with international standards and the technical details in races and trainings. Because of the Ski Federation, its officials are the highest decision making body in their sports branches. On the other hand, works such as health and first aid and transportation of skiers injured in competitions and similar sports activities should be performed by the organization that organizes the organization.

It is understood that the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports made correspondence with the Directorate of Health regarding the provision of health teams for 13 different races between 18-2012 January 2, but the accident took place the day before the races. The point that should be taken into consideration is that, especially in training, which is the rehearsal of the competition, especially in skiing or other sports where speed is at the forefront, it is possible to get very close to the racing degrees and sometimes even above the racing degrees. Therefore, it is clear that the same protective measures will be needed in the races carried out under the knowledge of the federation organizing the organization and under the supervision of the trainer.

Located in the use of Turkey Ski Federation; The cause of the accident was fatal, because of the purpose of preventing the athletes from falling from 13 meters above the level, rather than the function of the wooden snow curtains positioned closer than they should be on the track. As it is understood from the technical report, it is an element of the competition by not to cover at least the thick profile wooden poles of the building with a sponge or similar material, to position it on the runway in a way that is not in compliance with international standards, without taking the precautions of type A and B safety nets in front of the snow curtain. There was a conviction that the requirement of ensuring skier safety was not met during training.