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Prosecutor dismisses investigation into gold mine cyanide spill into Euphrates river

Prosecutor dismisses investigation into gold mine cyanide spill into Euphrates river

Twenty cubic meters of solution containing cyanide spilled into the river in June. The prosecutor's office has concluded that there was no need for prosecution following inspections and sanctions on the mining company.

7 November 2022

Cyanide solution leaks from waste pond in Erzincan: 'It's Turkey's Chernobyl'

Cyanide solution leaks from waste pond in Erzincan: 'It's Turkey's Chernobyl'

Some 20 cubic meters of solution leaked into the Euphrates River last week. Activities of the company operating the gold mine has been temporarily halted.

1 July 2022 Fatma Temel

15 people sentenced to 93 years, 10 months in prison over Gezi protests

IN ERZİNCAN PROVINCE

15 people sentenced to 93 years, 10 months in prison over Gezi protests

Put on trial for joining the protests in Erzincan during the Gezi resistance in 2013, 15 people have been given up to 6 years, 8 months in prison each on the grounds that they resisted the police and violated the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations.

27 October 2021 Ayça Söylemez