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Two workers died in Hatay, Antakya, after a trench collapse during wastewater infrastructure work. An investigation has been launched to examine occupational safety negligence and the circumstances of this tragic workplace fatality.

Mehmet Yardımcı, 17, and Mehmet Işık, 16, two seasonal agricultural workers in Sarıcakaya, Eskişehir, drowned in the Sakarya River while trying to cool off. The incident has brought attention to child labor and the harsh conditions of seasonal workers.

Yılmaz Kıran, 56, lost his life in İzmir's Ödemiş district after being crushed by a runaway panel van while doing landscaping work. The incident brought the lack of work safety inspections to the forefront.

In the horrific workplace fatality in İzmir Çeşme Alaçatı, 17-year-old child worker Samed Can Erdoğan died after being struck by a wall block during a house demolition. The incident, announced by the İSİG Assembly, once again revealed the painful toll of child labor and precarity in dangerous jobs.

14-year-old Syrian child worker Mustafa died after falling from a 5-story construction site in Urfa. İSİG reports this as the 71st child fatality this year. Urfa Bar Association: 'It is negligence.'

In a 24-hour period, four workers died and 15 were injured in workplace accidents across Turkey in construction, mining, and factories, highlighting severe safety negligence and insufficient inspections.

In June 2025, at least 164 workers died in Turkey, bringing the first half's work-related fatality count to 961. The report highlighted causes like falls from height, traffic accidents, and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, emphasizing the tragic plight of child, elderly, female, and migrant workers.

Two workers in Ankara's Mamak district died after the cargo lift they were using on the 12th floor of a construction site split apart, sending them falling to their deaths. Construction work has been halted, and an immediate judicial investigation has been launched into the fatal accident.