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.
An explosion in a coal mine at Soma in western Turkey has killed at least 201 workers, with hundreds more injured.
A man was asked to leave a Turkish television dating show after shocking the audience by admitting that he had murdered his first wife and another lover.
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.