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.
1 – 5 October 2026 Updated
In the investigation into the mine collapse in Soma that killed 5 workers, 9 suspects referred to the courthouse were arrested.
İsa Olcay, 48, who died in the mine collapse in Soma, was buried in his hometown of Gediz in Kütahya.
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.
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'.
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.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that three prosecutors were assigned for the investigation into the mine collapse in Soma. Two workers died in the collapse, while 3 workers have not yet been reached.