Turkey Mine Accident

• 25 detained, 3 charged in Turkish mine disaster

  Eighteen people, including company executives, have been detained as Turkish officials investigate the mining disaster that killed 301 people, a domestic news agency reported Sunday.

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  May 18, 2014
  
• Turkish miner who survived says company to blame

  Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.

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  May 17, 2014
  
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• Turkish mining company denies negligence

  Senior Turkish officials denied allegations of lax government oversight and a Turkish mining company defended its safety record Friday.

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  May 16, 2014
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• Turkish coal mine deaths rise to 282

  Rescue teams have recovered eight more victims from a coal mine in western Turkey, raising the death toll in Turkey's worst mining disaster to 282.

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  May 15, 2014
• Turkish PM’s adviser Yusuf Yerkel accused of kicking protester

  An adviser to Turkey's prime minister has acknowledged that he is the individual seen in images that show a man kicking a protester.

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  May 15, 2014
• Turkey’s worst mining disaster the latest in a string of deadly accidents

  Turkey is dealing with the worst mining disaster in the country's history -- one that has a long list of deadly accidents.

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  May 14, 2014