Negligence and low standards are being blamed for yesterday’s explosion at the Soma mine, which has left at least 238 dead and hundreds more still missing.
Over the last three months there have been a cascade of corruption scandal leaks published by an anonymous tweeter which have polarised and already fractured Turkey. Following the Gezi Park protests that left 11 dead and thousands injured a vote for Erdogan’s AKP was seen by many commentators as a vote for political acquittal for the corruption scandals and police violence.
Police have clashed with protesters following the funeral of a young boy who died on Tuesday from his injuries sustained during the anti-government protests last year.
Erdogan has claimed that the voice recordings of his son are a fabricated montage. In a speech in Denizli Erdogan argued that Gülen and the Hizmet movement is responsible for leaks which are part of a conspiracy against his leadership.
Thousands of supporters greeted prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan outside an Istanbul airport chanting “let us go, let’s crush Taksim”, as fear spreads that violent clashes are soon to follow.