Miners listen on May 16, 2014 during a press conference, to the Soma Holding owner, the operator of their mine where an explosion killed at least 284 workers three days before.
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.
Around 10,000 protesters chanted anti-government slogans as they demonstrated in the town.