Phone ban in the HABAŞ factory, where 19 workers lost their lives! A fight broke out

While the boiler was being replaced at the factory at around 11.46 on November 9, a huge explosion occurred as a result of the ceiling crane falling and the falling materials hitting the natural gas line. In the explosion, 19 workers lost their lives and 14 workers were injured. 9 of the 11 suspects who were detained and referred to the courthouse within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Aliağa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office were arrested, and it was decided to impose judicial control measures in the form of house arrest against HABAŞ Chairman Mehmet Rüştü Başaran and one suspect.

Allegedly, upon the instructions of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mehmet Rüştü Başaran, who was under house arrest, workers were banned from entering the facility with mobile phones. In the announcement hung at the factory entrance, it was stated that employees who did not hand over their mobile phones would not be allowed in through the turnstiles. Workers who came to the facility for the morning shift reacted to the decision because they did not want to hand over their mobile phones. Workers who did not enter the factory without passing through the turnstiles started a work stoppage and waited in front of the facility.

While the workers' wait in front of the factory continued, tension rose in the area. During the action, a fight broke out after a person who was learned to be a factory official attacked a union official. As the tension grew in a short time, it was seen that the workers beat the person in question.