Soma mine disaster

A local court has filed a case against a group of public officials in connection with the 2014 mining disaster in the western province of Manisa's Soma district that claimed the lives of 301 workers.

According to a statement from Some Prosecutor's Office on Dec. 25, the case encompasses 28 public officials identified with negligence in Türkiye's deadliest mining accident.

A worker has died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a controlled mine explosion in the western province of Manisa's Soma district.

A controlled explosion was carried out at the mine operated by a private company in Soma's Eynez neighborhood at around 5 a.m. on April 11.

Prime Minister and members of the Government of the Republic of Serbia expressed their condolences to the families regarding the accident which claimed the lives of eight miners.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mining and Energy, Prof. Dr. Zorana Mihajlovi visited the "Soko" mine where the accident happened this morning.
She expressed her condolences to the families of the killed miners.

Turkey on Sept. 29 expressed its condolences to India for the many lives lost in recent floods. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 6 expressed condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over this week's deadly submarine fire that killed 14 crew members.

May 13 marked the fifth anniversary of Turkey's deadliest ever mining accident, with the families of the victims flocking to the graves of their loved ones in the Soma district of the western province of Manisa amid commemoration ceremonies.

A Turkish court has handed out hefty jail sentences over the death of 301 miners in Turkey's deadliest ever mine disaster in the Soma district of the western province of Manisa on May 13, 2014.

Relatives of the 301 miners who lost their lives in Turkey's deadliest ever mine disaster in the Soma district of the western province of Manisa on May 13, 2014 visited the graves of the slain workers on the fourth anniversary of the disaster.

Turkey on April 8 offered condolences to Germany after an attack in a western city that killed three people.