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İZmir Steel Blast Toll Rises to 19 as Unions Demand Accountability - Turkish Minute

A worker critically injured in Monday’s explosion at the HABAŞ steel plant in western Turkey died in the hospital on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 19, according to the independent Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG), as unions and opposition politicians demanded accountability for the disaster. Abdullah Kılınç died at İzmir Bakırçay University’s Çiğli […]

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An explosion occurred at the Iron and Steel Factory in Aliağa, İzmir, when an overhead crane collapsed during maintenance and fell onto a natural gas pipeline, resulting in the deaths of 18 people. Following the tragic event, 11 suspects were taken into custody as part of a large-scale investigation and subsequently referred to the courthouse...

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Eleven people detained in connection with the explosion at the iron and steel factory in Aliağa, İzmir, have been referred to the courthouse.

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Eleven people detained in connection with the explosion at the iron and steel factory in Aliağa, İzmir, have been referred to the courthouse.

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Nine of the eleven people involved in the investigation into the factory explosion in Izmir have been arrested. Mehmet Rüştü Başaran has been placed under house arrest. (Medyascope)

In the investigation into the explosion at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in İzmir, which killed 18 workers, 9 of the 11 suspects referred to the courthouse were arrested. Two suspects, including HABAŞ Chairman Mehmet Rüştü Başaran, were released under house arrest.

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turkishminute.com broke the news on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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