Aโ four-year-oldโข girlโฃ drowned during aโข swimming lessonโฃ at a private nursery in turkey, sparking outrage over alleged safety failings and questions about the qualifications โคof โanโ expert panel investigating the tragedy. Berra Dizi died โat โthe nursery in Istanbulโข on April 17, 2024, during a lesson reportedly conducted without a qualifiedโข lifeguard โpresent.
The incident has ignited a firestorm of grief and accusations, withโข the girl’s parents and other โคfamilies alleging systemic negligenceโ at the nursery and disputing findings thatโ place partialโฃ blame on them. The case underscores the critical need for stringent safety regulationsโ and qualified โsupervisionโ at โขchildcareโฃ facilities offering โaquatic โactivities,especiallyโ asโข families increasingly seek early swimming instruction for their children. An inquiry is ongoing, and the nursery remains โขopen, prompting callsโค for its immediate closure and a thorough review of its operating permits.
Berra’s parents, Ismail Dizi and Moum Beyzaโ Turan, were initially listed as “primarily at fault” for not providing a complete medical history, a โคclaim they vehemently deny as unfair. Ismail Dizi criticized โคthe expert panel, statingโข that two โof its members were mechanical engineers unqualifiedโค to offer medical opinions and shouldโค have focused on assessing safety deficiencies.
Moum beyza Turan stated that parents were instructed not to send their children with arm floatsโข on the day of theโฃ incident and believes her daughter mightโ still be alive had proper safety protocolsโข been in place. “She said the nursery remains open despite โฃthe ongoing โขinvestigationโ andโ vowed to keep fighting for justice for her daughter.”
Reports indicate the nursery lackedโ necessary permits and adequate safety equipment,raising concerns about whether โit should โขhave been โขpermitted toโฃ operateโ a swimming pool. The โคinvestigation continues as families demand โaccountability and a commitment to preventing similar tragedies.
