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Soma court delays trial in 2014 mine disaster
A local court has postponed the trial of 28 public officials linked to the 2014 mining disaster in the western city of Manisa's Soma district that claimed the lives of 301 workers.
During the second hearing on Sept. 12, defendant lawyers requested a new expert report, while the families of the victims and their legal representatives urged the case's transfer to a heavy penal court.
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New active fault line discovered in central province
Authorities have discovered a new active fault line in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri, with a further study initiated to determine the nature and structure of the fault.
Türkiye marks 10th year of Soma mining disaster
Türkiye has marked the 10th anniversary of the country's deadliest-ever mining accident, with families of 301 victims gathering at gravesites in the western province of Manisa's Soma district amid commemoration ceremonies.
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Court indicts public officials in 2014 Soma mine disaster
A local court has filed a case against a group of public officials in connection with the 2014 mining disaster in the western province of Manisa's Soma district that claimed the lives of 301 workers.
According to a statement from Some Prosecutor's Office on Dec. 25, the case encompasses 28 public officials identified with negligence in Türkiye's deadliest mining accident.
Man dies in controlled mine explosion due to poisoning
A worker has died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a controlled mine explosion in the western province of Manisa's Soma district.
A controlled explosion was carried out at the mine operated by a private company in Soma's Eynez neighborhood at around 5 a.m. on April 11.
Six killed in road crash in Manisa
At least six people were killed and 42 others were injured when an intercity bus and a truck collided in western Turkey on Aug. 6.
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The accident occurred in the province of Muğla's Soma district in the early hours.
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'Hidden treasure' in Turkey’s Aegean town getting ready for tourists
Located in the western province of Manisa's Soma district, the Darkale village is famous for its traditional Turkish house architecture lying in the laps of nature.
Forgetting disasters
There are so many similar stories like this…
This time it is from the Aegean district of Soma, struck by a mine coal disaster in 2014 that killed 301 miners.
Several campaigns were run after the mine disaster; this was the one of them.
Projects emphasizing on sports were held to overcome the trauma of Soma.
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82-year-old woman's community service sentence ends after fight with cane
An 82-year-old woman in the Aegean province of Manisa, who received a sentence to serve community service by guarding a mosque in her village after she got involved in a fight with her cane, was cleared of charges on Feb. 23 after seven months, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Three killed, 13 workers trapped in copper mine landslide in Turkey's Siirt
Some 13 workers were trapped in a copper mine in Turkey's southeastern province of Siirt on late Nov. 17 after it was hit by a landslide that killed at least three people, a statement by the local governor's office said.