Celebrities react to the mining disaster in İliç: 'Stop the empty talk and seal the mine'

As search and rescue efforts continue following the collapse at the waste site of the Çöpler Gold Mine, operated by the Anagold company in İliç, Erzincan, well-known figures have reacted to the negligence of authorities regarding an area where experts had previously warned of collapse risks.

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Celebrities react to the mining disaster in İliç: 'Stop the empty talk and seal the mine'

It is noted that despite warnings regarding the risk of landslides at the mining site in Erzincan İliç and calls for the mine to be closed, as prepared in reports by TMMOB officials, the mine's management denied the risks.

Well-known figures from the arts community shared their views and thoughts on their social media accounts following the mining disaster in Erzincan.

Sunay Akın: A homeland on its way to being turned into a desert!.. Its forests are being slaughtered, its soil is being poisoned with cyanide, and its people are being left under rubble. Are you happy, those who applaud policies that destroy nature? This is Erzincan, İliç... And today is the anniversary of our Erzincan's liberation from enemy occupation!

Orhan Aydın: Stop the empty talk and seal the mine; the culprits are known, arrest them all one by one.

Oğuzhan Uğur: Scientists had warned, and the public had reacted loudly. As with many events labeled as "accidents," this disaster also came in plain sight. At least don't just call this an accident and move on. An accident does not announce its arrival. An event that screams that it is coming cannot be called an accident.

Mert Fırat: Even if the harshest punishment is given to those who left both their land and their workers so abandoned and helpless, the pain of their families will not subside.

Selin Şekerci: I wish patience for the families. But again, the first thing being discussed is the failure to heed warnings and the negligence. Unfortunately, in my beautiful country, most things do not change.

Cem Seymen: A disaster occurred at the Anagold Gold Mine in Erzincan İliç. In the giant mine opened with greed and a hunger for money, the mountain literally came down. The topography has changed. The IMM candidate and the then-Minister of Environment and Urbanization, Murat Kurum, had said that 'its operation would no longer be permitted.' What happened to that?

News Source: 12punto