Doruk Mining Workers Win Victory! Ministry Issues Statement.

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The Doruk Mining workers who were protesting in Ankara have achieved victory. Following a meeting between the parties at the Ministry of Interior, a statement was released indicating that the workers and the employer had reached an agreement.

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A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Interior Ali Çelik, bringing together representatives from the workers' and employers' sides. The talks resulted in a resolution to end the strike and protests. 110 miners who had been on strike in Ankara for nine days ended their protest. Çakır, the General President of the Independent Mining Workers' Union, stated, "The meeting was positive. Most of our colleagues have received th…

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Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced that the remaining wages of the miners who have been on a hunger strike in Ankara for nine days will be paid today. Çiftçi stated that he called Sabahattin Yıldız, the owner of SSS Yıldızlar Holding, to which Doruk Mining belongs, and received a promise of payment. The minister defended the harsh police intervention against the workers by claiming that "illegal marginal groups infiltrated" the protest. …

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While the ongoing miners' protest in Ankara and the harsh police intervention continue to be debated, Ahmet Hakan wrote that Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi instructed the police to soften their response, and that the employer agreed to the payments.