Manisa Province
Disaster-struck Soma mine company sold stones instead of coal to state
The Soma Coal Mine Company, which owned the mine in the Aegean district of Soma where 301 miners were killed last year, has sold more than 750,000 tons of stone to the state instead of coal, according to reports from the Turkish Court of Accounts (TCA).
More than 2,800 Turkish miners were fired in disaster-hit town Soma
More than 2,800 miners have been laid off in the Aegean coal capital of Soma, hit by the deadliest mining accident of Turkey's history.
The Soma Coal Mining Company, which operates the Eynez mine where 301 workers were killed in May, stated that its contract with Turkish Coal Enterprises expired in May 2014 and the contracts of 2,831 miners had been canceled as of Nov. 30.
Turkish prosecutors demand life sentences for eight Soma mine managers
Prosecutors have pressed murder charges and demanded aggravated life sentences against eight managers of the disaster-struck Soma mine that claimed the lives of 301 workers on May 13.