Soma Mine

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  Dozens Go on Trial Over Turkey's Worst Mining Disaster

  Dozens of suspects go on trial today over modern Turkey's worst mining disaster that left 301 miners dead in the western town of Soma and tarnished the image of the government under Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

• Turkish Miners March on Parliament to Demand Better Conditions

  A group of Turkish miners from the town hit in May by Turkey's worst ever mine tragedy marched on parliament on Wednesday to urge the government to honour the promises made in the wake of the disaster.

• 'I Had to Step on My Friends' Bodies to Escape': Turkey Mine Survivor

  Murat Yokus may have escaped Turkey's deadliest mine explosion, but he is unable to erase the memories of his friends falling one by one to the ground, suffocated by thick fumes that engulfed the tunnels where they were trapped.

• Turkish Miner Who Survived Says Company to Blame

  Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.

• Turkish Mine Rescue Winds up as Death Toll Rises to 301

  Rescue workers began winding up their operations on Saturday after finding the bodies of two more miners, believed to be the last remaining in the mine, bringing the death toll in Turkey's worst industrial disaster to 301, the energy minister said.

• Fire in Turkish Mine Delays Rescue Work, Death Toll Rises to 299

  A fire broke out on Saturday in part of a mine where nearly 300 miners were killed in Turkey's worst ever industrial disaster, hindering efforts to find up to three remaining workers believed to be still underground, the country's energy minister said.

• Police Fire Tear Gas as 10,000 Protest at Turkey Mine Site

  Turkish riot police on Friday fired tear gas, water cannon and plastic bullets at thousands of protesters in the town of Soma, scene of the country's deadliest industrial disaster.

• Stricken Turkish Mining Town Buries its Sons

  A coffin is borne aloft by the crowd to a row of hastily-dug graves, as the stricken community of Soma buries the fathers, sons and husbands lost in Turkey's worst ever mining accident.

• Anger Erupts in Turkey as Mine Blast Claims 274 Lives

  Anger erupted across Turkey on Wednesday as hopes faded for scores of workers trapped in a collapsed mine and the death toll rose to 274, in what has become the country's worst-ever mining disaster.

• Anger Grows in Turkey as Mine Blast Death Toll Hits 245

  Anger was growing across Turkey on Wednesday as hopes faded for scores of workers trapped in a collapsed mine and the death toll hit 245, edging it closer to becoming the country's worst-ever industrial disaster.

• Violent Protest in Turkish City Where 238 Coal Miners Died

  A violent protest erupted Wednesday in the Turkish city of Soma, where at least 238 coal miners have died after a mine explosion.

• Hopes Fade for Survivors After Turkish Mine Fire Kills More Than 230

  Hopes faded of finding more survivors in a coal mine in western Turkey on Wednesday, where 238 workers were confirmed killed and 120 more still feared to be trapped in what is likely to prove the nation's worst ever industrial disaster.

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  238 People Dead, Over 100 Missing in Turkey Coal Mine Explosion

  Women wailed uncontrollably, men knelt sobbing and others just stared in disbelief outside a coal mine in western Turkey as rescue workers removed a steady stream of bodies Wednesday from an underground explosion and fire that killed at least 238 workers.

• Turkey Mine Blast Kills Over 200, Hundreds More Trapped

  More than 200 people have been killed and hopes are fading for hundreds more still trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, one of the worst industrial disasters ever to hit the country.

• Turkey Coal Mine Disaster Leaves 17 Dead, Hundreds Trapped

  At least 17 miners were killed and more than 200 remain trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa on Tuesday, officials said.