“I learned with deep sorrow the news that our national athlete Berkin Usta, who represented Türkiye at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and his father, former national athlete Yahya Usta, passed away in a fire that broke out in Bursa,” he said according to a translation.

Skier Berkin Usta died in a fire accident at a ski resort on March 27, 2025. He was with his father, Yahya Usta, who also lost his life in the accident.

Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father were killed Thursday morning in a fire at a ski resort that was closed to the general public in Turkey. Usta, 25, represented Turkey in the 2022 Olympics. His father,