What really caused a mine disaster 28 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: economic growth, Filiz Kahraman, mining, Soma
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The Seattle Times (USA) May 28, 2014, p. A11
By Filiz Kahraman *
The death of more than 300 workers in the recent coal mine explosion in Soma, Turkey, has been met with sorrow and shock worldwide. The tragic incident raises questions about the rapid economic growth Turkey experienced in the past decade. (suite…)
Turkish Disaster Shines Light on State Mining Ties 22 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, CHP, coal, mining, Soma
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The Wall Street Journal Asia (USA) May 22, 2014, p. 6
By Ayla Albayrak and Joe Parkinson
Istanbul – This month’s mine disaster roiling Turkey is shining a light on the ruling party’s close ties to the industry, with opposition lawmakers accusing the government of allowing companies to get away with lax safety standards and low wages. (suite…)
Turkey’s Preventable Tragedy 21 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, CHP, mining, Ozgur Ozel, Parliament, Soma
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The International New York Times (USA) May 21, 2014
By Özgür Özel *
Manisa, Turkey — On the morning of May 13, Turkey finally woke up from its deep slumber on workplace safety — but at the cost of 301 lives. The subterranean fire last week at the Soma coal mine in western Turkey was the worst mining disaster in the country’s history. Hundreds of hardworking men in the district I represent are dead. And sadly, their deaths could have been prevented. (suite…)
Turkish disaster mine ‘imposes a culture of fear’ 21 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: mining, Soma, work safety
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The Guardian (UK) Wednesday, May 21, 2014, p. 21
Constanze Letsch in Soma
Miner claims cost-cutting overrides safety and at pit where 301 were killed. Veli Yilmaz, a coalminer in Soma for nine years, was shocked when his bosses, the owners of the pit where 301 workers were killed last week, told him he would lose his bonus – a third of his wages – if he took a day off to attend his sister’s funeral. (suite…)
Les Turcs entre chagrin et colère après le drame minier de Soma 16 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: manifestation, Soma
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Le Figaro (France) no. 21702, vendredi 16 mai 2014, p. 7
Laure Marchand, Istanbul
La catastrophe qui a déjà fait près de 300 morts ravive les tensions sociales dans le pays. Les rassemblements dans les villes turques, jeudi, n’ont pas eu droit à un sort sensiblement différent de ceux qui se sont déroulés ces derniers mois. (suite…)
Le gouvernement turc a-t-il une part de responsabilité dans la catastrophe minière de Soma ? 16 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sinan Ülgen, Soma
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La Croix (France) no. 39885, vendredi 16 mai 2014, p. 4
De vous à nous ~ La question du jour
Sinan Ülgen, politologue et fondateur du Centre des études économiques et de politique étrangère (Edam) à Istanbul
Près de 300 personnes sont mortes lors d’une explosion dans la mine de charbon de Soma, dans l’ouest de la Turquie. Les Turcs ont laissé éclater leur colère contre le premier ministre Recep Tayyip Erdogan, et son gouvernement, accusés de faire primer la rentabilité et le profit sur la sécurité de ces « gueules noires ». (suite…)
Turkey’s mining safety: Bleak track record 15 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: mining, privatisation, Soma, workplace accident
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BBC News (UK) 15 May 2014
By Enis Senerdem, BBC Turkish Service
As people in Turkey start looking for answers after one of the country’s worst mining tragedies, attention has quickly turned to mining safety standards in the western town of Soma. (suite…)
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