Turkey 28 October Afternoon: Nearly 20 miners trapped in Konya; Environmental activists exposed to rubber bullets and pepper gas in İstanbul Validebağ

The incident occurred when water that accumulated underground flooded a gallery at the mine

Dozens of workers from the mining town of Soma have begun a march to the Turkish capital to protest the fact that they have not been paid their wages

Twenty-three police officers were detained Oct. 28 in an investigation into the illegal wiretapping of a total of 123 people in the Mediterranean province of Mersin.