On the eighth day of the ongoing worker protest at Polyak Madencilik in the Kınık district of İzmir, Independent Mining Union (Bağımsız Maden-İş) executives were detained. In a statement made on February 27, the workers claimed that the transfer of the mine from Fiba Holding to the Chinese company Qitaihe Longcoal Mining was fraudulent and gave company officials until March 2 to comply. The workers announced that they would seize the mine if the share transfer was not canceled. Following the statement, General President Gökay Çakır, Başaran Aksu, Volkan Çetin, and Öncü Çetin were detained on the instructions of the prosecutor’s office. Authorities later released the union executives. The workers demanded that their wages, compensation, and occupational safety rights be guaranteed.
February 27, 2026
Sendika.Org