Mine safety

The Turkish Parliament has finally approved the International Labor Organization (ILO) convention on safety and health in mining, following debates after the recent Soma and Ermenek mining disasters.

Rescue workers find bodies of two Chinese miners after collapse in Turkey's Bartın. One miner is killed in a separate accident As days-long efforts were continuing to pull out the bodies of 18 coal miners trapped in Turkey’s Central Anatolian province of Karaman, two separate bad reports came from below the soil in the north. 

Rescue workers find bodies of two Chinese miners after collapse in Turkey's Bartın As efforts were continuing to pull out the bodies of 18 coal miners trapped in Turkey’s Central Anatolian province of Karaman, another bad news came from below the soil in Bartın, a Black Sea province.

Labor Minister Faruk Çelik expresses his exasperation at mining safety in Turkey, suggesting efforts to improve conditions are being blocked by a coterie of interests Turkish Labor Minister Faruk Çelik has admitted that the state is having trouble in closing down mines under bad conditions, implying that local nepotism was hampering efforts.