Autopsies completed for two workers killed in Soma mine collapse

Published 2 Oct, 08:26 Updated 2 Oct, 23:14 Photo: DW Türkçe

Latest in the series 9 suspects arrested in probe into deadly Soma mine collapse 5 Oct, 11:35

Autopsies of two of the 5 workers killed in the mine collapse in Soma were completed and their bodies were handed over to their relatives. In the investigation by the Soma Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 9 suspects, including the company's general manager, were detained.

All 7 miners trapped under the rubble at the İmbat Madencilik facility have been reached. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said one of the 2 miners rescued alive has been discharged. Labour and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan said the Social Security Institution (SGK) has assigned a chief inspector to investigate the incident.

Autopsies completed for two workers killed in Soma mine collapse

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Soma Mine Collapse News Series

Where it began 1 Oct 2026 Three prosecutors assigned over Soma mine collapse

5 Oct 2026 11:35 9 suspects arrested in probe into deadly Soma mine collapse In the investigation into the mine collapse in Soma that killed 5 workers, 9 suspects referred to the courthouse were arrested.
3 Oct 2026 15:20 Miner İsa Olcay buried after deadly Soma mine collapse İsa Olcay, 48, who died in the mine collapse in Soma, was buried in his hometown of Gediz in Kütahya.
3 Oct 2026 08:55 Kerim Ören killed in Soma mine collapse laid to rest 37-year-old miner Kerim Ören, who lost his life in the mine collapse in Soma, was buried in a ceremony in his hometown of Kırkağaç. A worker who had been rescued alive from the collapse had embraced his wife in a moment of relief.
2 Oct 2026 19:29 Turkish Medical Association: Soma disaster was neither fate nor accident The Turkish Medical Association issued a statement on the disaster at the İmbat mining operation in Soma that killed 5 people. The association said what happened was neither 'fate' nor an unavoidable 'accident'.
2 Oct 2026 08:26 Autopsies completed for two workers killed in Soma mine collapse Autopsies of two of the 5 workers killed in the mine collapse in Soma were completed and their bodies were handed over to their relatives. In the investigation by the Soma Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 9 suspects, including the company's general manager, were detained.