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'Occupational safety training started only after the deadly explosion'

BARTIN MINE EXPLOSION CASE

'Occupational safety training started only after the deadly explosion'

Workers injured but saved in the mine explosion in Amasra in 2022 that killed 43 told the court that there was a problem in the ventilation system and that they were subjected to excessive heat in the period leading to the accident.

Third criminal complaint against TTK managers for Bartın mine explosion

Third criminal complaint against TTK managers for Bartın mine explosion

Progressive Lawyers Association made the third criminal complaint for two top TTK managers who were held responsible in the preliminary investigation report after the deadly mine explosion in October in Amasra.

12 January 2023

Bartın mine explosion: 8 arrested, expert report says blast caused by insufficient ventilation

Bartın mine explosion: 8 arrested, expert report says blast caused by insufficient ventilation

Forty-one mine workers were killed last month in a firedamp explosion in a coal mine operated by the state-run coal enterprise.

1 November 2022

Faulty ventilation system might have increased casualties in Bartın mine blast, says CHP report

Faulty ventilation system might have increased casualties in Bartın mine blast, says CHP report

Due to ventilation problems, the smoke after the explosion affected miners also in other corridors therefore possibly increasing losses of life, according to the report.

24 October 2022

How were the conditions at Amasra mine?

How were the conditions at Amasra mine?

While the Amasra mine was "one of the safest" with security equipment, the people employed in the mine were undertrained, says a retired worker.

21 October 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Mother of killed miner: 'Everybody has left, we are left with pain'

BARTIN MINE BLAST

Mother of killed miner: 'Everybody has left, we are left with pain'

bianet talked to the mother of Mustafa Can Yıldırım, whose dead body was the last to be taken out of the coal mine in Bartın. She said, "We believe that there is negligence here. We want this negligence to be uncovered."

18 October 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Bartın mine explosion: Lawyers' groups take action to prevent 'spoliation of evidence'

Bartın mine explosion: Lawyers' groups take action to prevent 'spoliation of evidence'

The lawyers demand that suspects related to the firedamp explosion be prohibited from entering the mine site to prevent the concealment of evidence and the seizing of information and documents required for technical examination.

18 October 2022

'Spoils system' in bureaucracy led to Bartın mine explosion, says report of mining engineers

'Spoils system' in bureaucracy led to Bartın mine explosion, says report of mining engineers

"The spoils system politicians have created in bureaucracy and the appointment of inadequate persons to responsible positions have resulted in countless problems," the Chamber of Mining Engineers said after an on-site examination.

17 October 2022

Bartın mine blast: Resurfaced state audit report warns of safety deficiencies

Bartın mine blast: Resurfaced state audit report warns of safety deficiencies

President Erdoğan has drawn criticism after saying that miner deaths are "destiny" and there will always be such incidents.

17 October 2022