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An explosion due to sudden gas discharge at a TPIC drilling well on the Diyarbakır-Batman highway injured 7 workers, including 4 union members. Petrol-İş Union is closely monitoring the situation and demanding a thorough investigation into the occupational safety lapse.

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.

Steam boiler exploded at Behram Halı factory in Gaziantep 2nd OSB: 7 workers injured. It was claimed that the workers had reported the fault before. Strong reaction to negligence from union and party.

A minibus transporting agricultural workers overturned in Hatay's Belen district, injuring 25 people, including 8 Syrian nationals. The accident occurred on the Antakya-İskenderun highway. An investigation is underway.

A nitrogen gas leak at Pomega Energy Storage Technologies factory in Polatlı, Ankara, led to a tragic industrial accident. Two workers, Berat Yıldız and Abdülkadir Kaya, died, and three others were injured. A comprehensive investigation has been launched.

An oxygen tank exploded at a body shop in Mersin, injuring 5 workers, including 3 children, with second-degree burns. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

Four people died and nine were injured in Akçakoca, Düzce, after a steel-laden truck collided with an agricultural vehicle carrying seasonal hazelnut workers.

Tragic crash in Gülnar, Mersin: A minibus carrying agricultural workers collided with a car. 3 people in the car died, and 12 workers were injured. Investigation is ongoing.

DİSK-AR's June 2, 2025, report slams the Turkish government over the eroding value of pensioner Eid bonuses, stating the 4,000 TL bonus is 'not even pocket money' and calling for it to be raised to the minimum wage level and paid quarterly. The report highlights a 50,000 TL loss in 7 years.

A shuttle minibus carrying workers collided with a parked truck in Turgutlu, Manisa, resulting in 20 injuries, 5 critical. Police are investigating the late-night accident on the İzmir-Ankara highway.

DİSK's General President Arzu Çerkezoğlu called for the minimum wage to be re-determined in July 2025. Separately, General Secretary Tayfun Görgün attended the Hendek "workplace murder" case, reiterating demands for justice.

The Construction-Labor Union has labeled recent worker deaths as "workplace homicides." The union states that employer greed and lack of oversight are the main reasons for the increasing fatalities, calling on authorities to take immediate action.

17-year-old packaging worker Fatma Şanverdi, who was seriously injured in a worker service crash in Reyhanlı, Hatay on October 19, has lost her life after a week-long fight. The accident has once again highlighted negligence regarding service safety and child labor. The investigation continues.

A service carrying seasonal agricultural workers from Şırnak crashed into a truck in Tarsus, Mersin: 3 people died (Emine İrem Oktan, Maşallah Oktan, Halil Boztoğan), and 16 were injured. The fatal accident renews urgent calls for better worker safety and regulation of seasonal labor transport in Turkey.

Scaffolding collapsed during viaduct construction in Diyarbakır Kulp, killing 4 workers (Şeyhmus Anuştekin, Tahsin Dere, Salih Lale, Mehmet Şirin Yalçıner) and injuring 1. An official investigation has begun.

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.

A textile worker service minibus overturned in Bartın at 07:30, killing 49-year-old worker Fatma Demircan and injuring 19 others. The incident, recorded as an "industrial homicide" by the İSİG Assembly, has prompted a comprehensive investigation into safety standards.

A fatal workplace accident occurred in Karabük, Turkey, during asphalt work when a truck's dump bed contacted high-voltage lines, killing 37-year-old Servet Kayaoğlu and injuring another worker. The incident sparks renewed debate on job safety negligence.

An illegal dynamite explosion occurred at HemGrup A.Ş.'s coal mine in Zara, Sivas, killing 1 worker and injuring 2. An investigation has been launched, reigniting occupational safety debates.

Unions like Öz İletişim-İş, HAK-İŞ, Memur-Sen, Medya İşçileri Sendikası, and TÜRK-İŞ issued condolences for soldiers martyred by methane gas in the Pençe-Kilit Operation area. TÜRK-İŞ noted 5 soldiers died searching for Lt. Nuri Melih Bozkurt's body.

Tragic morning accident in Kahramanmaraş! Worker shuttle overturns after colliding with a car at an intersection, leaving 12 injured. Their condition is reported good.

A 69-year-old forest worker, Yılmaz Karabak, died in Bolu, Turkey, after being crushed by a tree he was felling. An investigation into the tragic accident has been launched.

Türk Sağlık-Sen condemned the attack on a security guard at Batman İluh State Hospital. The union reiterated its "zero-tolerance zone" proposal for healthcare violence and called for urgent action. The legal process is being followed.

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.