Fire Door Mandatory for Dormitories

Emergency exit doors in the dormitories will not be opened from the outside and locked from the inside or will be opened automatically with a fire warning.

Important regulations are coming for private student dormitories, hostels, student apartments and student studio apartments. The Ministry of National Education prepared the Draft Regulation on Accommodation for Private Students and sent it to the Prime Ministry. According to the draft prepared after the disaster in the dormitory in Aladağ, cladding made of wood and high-combustible materials cannot be used in the interior, exterior walls and ceiling floors of the dormitory buildings. The stairways and doors of escape routes will be made of fire-resistant materials in the form of fire doors. Emergency exit doors shall be such that they cannot be opened from the outside and cannot be locked from the inside or will be opened automatically with a fire warning.