Victims of Soma disaster still wait for justice

At least 301 workers lost their lives on May 13, 2014 in a tragedy which took place at a coalmine in Soma, a district in the western province of Manisa.

Reports and news revealed that it was impossible to call this big tragedy an accident.

The system that sacrificed people for more profit and exploited workers had given no value to their safety.

Considering the fake inspections and the so-called warnings, this should probably be defined as murder, rather than an accident.

It has been three years but it might be that you forgot what happened afterwards, especially the speeches, those polished and swanky statements…

Those speeches that started with, "Those responsible will pay the heaviest price," were very successful. 

Thus, together with the reaction from the public, the names of those responsible were identified and legal actions against them were started; followed by detentions, arrests and trials.

Where are we now? 

Do you know where we are now?

Do you want to know?

A statement signed by 301 artists, politicians and journalists had been released to the public for the 301 workers who lost their lives. 

They asked for a fair trial on the 301 workers' case. "Judges who started the case should make the final decision," they said. 

At this point, you are probably wondering what happened to the judge who started the case. I will explain it to you.

The name of Aytaç Ballı, who in 2015 was a judge in Akhisar and got promoted as a criminal judge, started attracting attention in a short while. 

He was 34 years old when he appeared on a rostrum for the Soma case in April 2015, and since the first day, it was said in every news story...