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Four injured in mine explosion in Zonguldak

Four injured in mine explosion in Zonguldak

Four workers were injured in explosion in mine in Zonguldak, two miners under treatment are reported to be in good condition.

7 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

'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

At least 41 workers killed in coal mine explosion in northern Türkiye

At least 41 workers killed in coal mine explosion in northern Türkiye

Some 110 workers were in the mine at the time of the explosion caused by firedamp. Four workers are in critical condition.

15 October 2022

Forty-five workers injured in mine collapse after firedamp explosion in İzmir

Forty-five workers injured in mine collapse after firedamp explosion in İzmir

The company was previously warned about high levels of methane in the mine, a union has stated.

20 December 2021

Constitutional Court: Workers' Right to Life Violated in Soma Mine Explosion

Constitutional Court: Workers' Right to Life Violated in Soma Mine Explosion

The top court has concluded the application of the relatives of 11 workers who died in the 2014 explosion, which had claimed a total of 301 lives.

Explosion in Mardin, Municipality Worker Killed

Explosion in Mardin, Municipality Worker Killed

47-year-old municipality worker Ramazan Tari has lost his life resulted by mine planted under the road detonated, and a police officer wounded in Turkey’s southeastern Dargeçit district of Mardin province.

11 November 2015

Mine Explosion: At Least 200 Workers Trapped Underground

Mine Explosion: At Least 200 Workers Trapped Underground

An explosion caused a blaze in a mine pit in the western district of Soma, Manisa, leaving around 200 to 300 workers trapped underground.

Confirmed: Soldiers Killed by Mine from the Army

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Confirmed: Soldiers Killed by Mine from the Army

A gendarmerie laboratory confirmed that the mine that killed seven soldiers in South-East-Turkey in May 2009 belonged to the army. The prosecution file of the case launched by the victims' families was transferred to the Prosecutor's Office of the General Staff.

9 April 2010 Tolga Korkut

Mining Explosion: Four Arrests in Company

Mining Explosion: Four Arrests in Company

Following a deadly explosion in the Dursunbey mine in Balıkesir, the owner of the mine, Ortaköylü, and three other representatives of the company have been arrested.

26 February 2010

Company Owner Disappears after Mine Explosion

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Company Owner Disappears after Mine Explosion

After the death of 19 workers in a coal mine explosion in Bursa the company's general manager, business manager and the quarry supervisor have been arrested. A preliminary report suggests insufficiency of the mine's aeration and gas measurement. Company owner Ercan did not comment.

15 December 2009 Tolga Korkut