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- Governor Osman Hacibektasoglu reported a methane explosion killed three workers and injured five at a Kilimli mine.
- Two injured miners were in critical condition and transferred to Ankara for treatment.
- Rescuers continued searching for a third miner still trapped underground.
- Justice Minister Akin Gürlek announced an investigation into the explosion’s cause.
- ISIG recorded 1,267 miner deaths in Turkey from 2013-2025, including the 2014 Soma fire.