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State Hydraulics Works refuses to supply water to revive dried lake in western Turkey

State Hydraulics Works refuses to supply water to revive dried lake in western Turkey

Lake Marmara is an Important Bird Area in Manisa. The drying of the lake threatens many water birds and fish, as well as people living in the region.

24 February 2022

Retired miners protest in Turkey: ‘I avoid my children because I don’t have money’

Retired miners protest in Turkey: ‘I avoid my children because I don’t have money’

Retired miners protested in Manisa’s Soma: “My pension was higher than the minimum wage by 304 liras. It is now lower than the minimum wage by 600 liras. Should I believe in the justice or injustice of this government?”

10 January 2022

Seeking their rights, 2 miners die in a car accident on their way back from Ankara

Seeking their rights, 2 miners die in a car accident on their way back from Ankara

Struggling to get their unpaid receivables from the Uyar Mining Company for 10 years, the miners from Soma had a car accident on their way back from Ankara. Independent Miners Union Chair Çetin and Ali Faik İlter have lost their lives.

Protesting mineworkers spend night at gas station

Protesting mineworkers spend night at gas station

Five representatives of the workers met with the deputy energy minister and visited political parties' parliamentary groups.

Mineworkers in Ankara to protest for receivables not paid for 10 years

Mineworkers in Ankara to protest for receivables not paid for 10 years

Stopped by police at the entrance of the capital, workers insist that they want to meet with the minister of energy.

Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’

PROBLEMS AGGRAVATED BY PANDEMIC

Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’

Problems of seasonal agricultural workers in Manisa are aggravated even more by the pandemic. In addition to a dire need for hot and clean water, the income inequality and the number of children detached from education rise every year.

7 May 2021 Esmer Değirmen

2,700-year-old tumuli in Manisa destroyed by treasure hunters

ON UNESCO TENTATIVE LIST

2,700-year-old tumuli in Manisa destroyed by treasure hunters

Located in Ahmetli district in Manisa province, the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe, which are also on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, have been damaged by treasure hunters. The tumuli were considered to be “the pyramids of Anatolia.”

4 February 2021

Soma mine explosion: Court of Cassation reverses own verdict, reduces sentences

Soma mine explosion: Court of Cassation reverses own verdict, reduces sentences

With the new ruling, none of the defendants will go back to prison for the 2014 coal mine explosion that killed 301 workers.

28 January 2021

‘We don’t want a favor, but our rights; our resistance is going on’

‘We don’t want a favor, but our rights; our resistance is going on’

Not paid their wages and compensation for months, even years, miners in Soma and Ermenek are still protesting for their rights. Meanwhile, some workers resisting for their rights in Ermenek have been paid their wages.

23 October 2020

Miners’ resistance hits front page of humor magazine: ‘Courage is contagious’

Miners’ resistance hits front page of humor magazine: ‘Courage is contagious’

“Unable to call a trifling boss to account, the state will measure its strength against us, is that so? Is that so, the regiment commander,” asked one of the miners not allowed to march to Ankara. His words have hit the front page of LeMan humor magazine.

22 October 2020

Soma miners’ march to Ankara banned by governor’s office

Soma miners’ march to Ankara banned by governor’s office

“Commercial activities to be undertaken with the aim of getting economic benefits have been excluded from the ban. Thus, it is a decision that protects the employer while disregarding workers’ rights,” says Aksu from the Independent Mine Workers’ Union.

8 October 2020 Hikmet Adal

Forest fire in Manisa: One neighborhood evacuated

Forest fire in Manisa: One neighborhood evacuated

A forest fire has broken out in the district of Soma in Manisa province. One neighborhood has been evacuated as a precaution.

9 September 2020

How has white goods giant Vestel's factory become an outbreak center in Manisa?

How has white goods giant Vestel's factory become an outbreak center in Manisa?

Production lines don't allow workers to maintain physical distance, workers who were in contact with the infected ones are not tested until they show symptoms and measures are inadequate, according to doctors.

27 August 2020 Tansu Pişkin

Wildfires continue in four Aegean provinces

Wildfires continue in four Aegean provinces

Fires have broken out in the Aydın, Manisa, İzmir and Muğla provinces in western Turkey.

Miners from Soma stage a sit-in protest, demanding their compensation

Miners from Soma stage a sit-in protest, demanding their compensation

Miners from Soma have been struggling for their compensation and pension right for five years now. Staging a sit-in protest in front of sub-governor’s office since July 19, they say, “We will march to Ankara if the omnibus bill does not pass the Parliament.”

23 July 2020 Sakine Orman

Manisa shaked by 5.5-magnitude earthquake

Manisa shaked by 5.5-magnitude earthquake

No damage has been reported after the earthquake, the Interior Minister has stated.

‘Is it true that 20 students are quarantined after taking the high school exam?’

‘Is it true that 20 students are quarantined after taking the high school exam?’

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Education, CHP MP Kaya has raised concerns over the allegations that a student who tested positive for Covid-19 was made to take the high-school entrance exam without any measures in Manisa.