Yücel Memiş of the Aegean Workers’ Union and term spokesperson Sonay Tezcan were beaten and detained after a statement outside Aliağa State Hospital on 9 November protesting the explosion at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in İzmir’s Aliağa district that killed six workers. Speaking outside the hospital where injured workers were being treated, Tezcan criticized the lack of occupational safety measures, long working hours and the cost-of-living crisis, and said dozens of workers had died in the same area during the year.
9 November 2026
Mezopotamya Ajansı