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The union said that this is a first victory rather than the end of their resistance. Several unions, professional and democratic organizations across Turkey came to Ankara to show solidarity with the miners after the conversation was brought to the national agenda.

Independent Mine Workers Union President Gökay Çakır was detained yesterday at the union’s headquarters following arrests at an Ankara protest. The union believes this was done at the behest of large capital groups.

Miners resumed their protest in Ankara after Yıldızlar SSS Holding failed to fulfill its obligations under the deal.

Workers from an Eskişehir power plant are demanding their unpaid wages and improved working conditions.