Turkey Miners

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  "Our Hearts Couldn't Take This": Turkish Miners Rush To Help Quake Victims

  When miner Ismail Hakki Kalkan saw people buried under the rubble of Turkey's earthquake, he rushed to help despite living on the opposite side of the tragedy-stricken country.

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  "Our Hearts Couldn't Take This": Turkish Miners Rush To Help Quake Victims

  When miner Ismail Hakki Kalkan saw people buried under the rubble of Turkey's earthquake, he rushed to help despite living on the opposite side of the tragedy-stricken country.

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  Rescuers In Turkey Search For 12 Missing Miners; 4 Dead

  Rescue teams recovered another body from a copper mine that collapsed in southeastern Turkey, officials said Friday, raising the death toll to four.

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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.

• Bodies of Missing Turkish Miners Retrieved

  Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency says search teams have recovered the bodies of the last five miners who were among 18 who died when they were trapped deep inside a flooded coal mine.

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  Turkey Seeks to Rescue 18 Miners Trapped by Flood

  Turkish emergency workers were on Wednesday trying to reach 18 miners who were trapped when their shaft was engulfed by water, amid growing fears that they may have drowned.

• 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.

• Turkish Miners Down Tools over Disaster, Eight Suspects Held

  The main labour union in a Turkish town hit by the nation's worst mining disaster called on thousands of workers to down tools on Tuesday at mines run by the same operator until the sites have been properly inspected.

• 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.

• Turkey Outraged as Prime Minister's Aide Kicks Protester

  A video showing an aide to Turkey's prime minister kicking a protester held on the ground by special forces police sparked outrage Thursday, tarnishing the Turkish leader's image ahead of his expected run for president.

• 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.

• 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.

• 157 Dead in Turkey Mine Blast, Hundreds More Trapped

  At least 157 miners have been killed and more than 200 remain trapped underground after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa, officials said.