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.

Three prosecutors were assigned to the probe conducted by the Soma Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Those arrested include the company's general manager, deputy general manager, managers of various units, a shift supervisor and 2 engineers.

Soma Mine Collapse News Series

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'.

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