472 miners in 22 years: The AKP's 'mining massacre' report!

Following the accident at the gold mine in the İliç district of Erzincan, the AKP's mining record has once again become a topic of discussion.

After the Soma disaster, in which 301 miners lost their lives, no improvements have been seen in mining operations in Turkey, despite expectations for change.

To date, no minister has resigned following mining massacres, and no bureaucrat has been put on trial.

Journalist Alican Uludağ listed the mining massacres where more than 10 workers died, as follows:

2003: 10 workers in Ermenek, Karaman

2004: 19 workers in Küre, Kastamonu

2009: 19 workers in Mustafakemalpaşa, Bursa

2010: 17 workers in Dursunbey, Balıkesir

2010: 30 workers in Karadon, Zonguldak

2014: 301 workers in Soma, Manisa

2014: 18 workers in Ermenek, Karaman

2016: 16 workers in Şirvan, Siirt

2022: 42 workers in Amasra, Bartın

Thus, a total of 472 miners have lost their lives to date in accidents where more than ten miners died.

News Source: 12punto