After the heaviest mountain disaster in its history, Turkey temporarily closes two coal mines. You are not sure, said the Department of Energy. Operator of the two mines the company is the misfortune of mine Soma.

Turkey has suggest for security reasons two coal mines in the west of the country. Both are located in the vicinity of the mine disaster of Soma and had been operated by the same company, said the Energy Ministry in Ankara. In Soma 301 miners were killed two weeks ago. It was the heaviest mine disaster in the history of Turkey.

Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said the mines in Atabacasi and Isiklar would only after the removal of defects can resume operations. Details of the complaints, however, he did not name.

The company Soma mining had shown any wrongdoing after the tragic accident. The accident had nationwide protests against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ausgelöst.Erst Earlier this week, a newspaper report caused a stir, suggesting the irregularities in the safety inspections in disguise mine. So the pit was indeed declared safe. According to “Hurriyet” the review but was led by a close relative of a manager of the mining company.

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