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

Nineteen workers stuck and 25 saved after water builds up and courses into areas occupied by staff

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.
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