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A total of 450 subcontracted workers at a copper mine in the Şirvan district of the southeastern province of Siirt, which was the site of a deadly landslide in November 2016, have been fired after operations in the area were halted due to the deadly incident.

The body of the last miner missing after a mine collapse in the Şirvan district of Turkey's southeastern province of Siirt on Nov. 17 was recovered early on Dec. 12, Doğan News Agency has reported.   

İbrahim Kılınç, 21, was the last of the miners of 16 to be recovered after the collapse at the Madenköy copper mine. 

The body of another miner was recovered on Dec. 10 after a mine collapse in the Şirvan district of Turkey's southeastern province of Siirt on Nov. 17, Doğan News Agency has reported.   

A further two people were arrested on Dec. 7 as a part of the ongoing investigation into a mine disaster in the southeastern province of Siirt, which left 12 miners dead and four missing last month, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Four more suspects were arrested on Dec. 5 after a mine disaster in the southeastern province of Siirt left 12 miners dead and four missing, the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported

The four latest arrests include an occupational safety specialist.

Rescuers on Nov. 27 recovered two more bodies of miners killed after a landslide at the Madenköy copper mine in the southeastern province of Siirt, a security source said.        

The body of another missing miner was recovered on Nov. 24, seven days after a mine collapse in the Şirvan district of the southeastern province of Siirt, bringing the number of bodies found at the Madenköy copper mine to eight. 

Eight other workers still remain trapped underground. 

The body of one missing miner was recovered on Nov. 22, five days after a mine collapse in the Sirvan district of the southeastern province of Siirt, bringing the number of bodies found at the Madenköy copper mine to seven. 

Nine other workers still remain trapped underground.