Protesting miners announce next phase: 'If the ministry doesn't keep its word, we will march to the Presidency'

Miners protesting for their rights at Doruk Madencilik and Eti Gümüş, subsidiaries of Yıldızlar SSS Holding, have announced a new phase in their demonstration. The workers, who have been protesting in front of the Ministry of Energy in Ankara, are escalating their actions.

This new phase includes a 24-hour continuous vigil in front of the Ministry starting Monday. The miners are also commemorating Erdi Kahveci, who died in a mine accident in Beypazarı over the weekend. They observed the weekend in silence and without slogans in his memory.

Bağımsız Maden-İş, a union representing the miners, issued a statement outlining their demands. They stated, "If the Ministry of Energy does not keep its word and take responsibility by Tuesday, we will march from the Ministry to a higher authority, the Presidency, on Wednesday." The union has been vocal about the need for the ministry to address their grievances and ensure accountability for workplace safety.

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We spent the weekend in silence and without slogans for Erdi Kahveci, whom we lost in a mine accident. If the Ministry of Energy does not keep its word and take responsibility by Tuesday, we will march from the Ministry to a higher authority, the Presidency, on Wednesday.