Frightening detail at the factory in Izmir where 17 people died: If you say it was a work accident, they will fire you

Autopsy and DNA matching procedures for 17 workers who lost their lives in the explosion at the iron and steel factory in Izmir's Aliağa district are continuing.

Relatives of workers who came to Izmir Forensic Medicine Institute are waiting to receive the bodies. It was learned that the bodies will be handed over to their families after the autopsy and DNA matching procedures are completed.

Şevval Özçelik (20), brother of 25-year-old mechanical engineer Kadir Kaan Özçelik (25), who lost his life in the explosion, told reporters that he received the news of his brother's death in the evening.

Özçelik reacted to the factory officials. Özçelik said, "My mother and father cannot even mourn my brother. Because my brother was killed by company managers and other responsible people at 12:00 yesterday. I don't even know who is responsible yet. My brother died in the morning, but they did not tell us that he was dead."

Stating that it had been only 3 months since his brother started working at the factory, Şeval Özçelik said, "This was the second explosion. One person died in the first explosion, but the incident did not escalate. My brother also had his hands burned in this workplace before. However, the people around him scared him by saying, 'If you say it was a work accident, they will fire you and deal with you.' He went to Menemen State Hospital for a check-up, but he still could not complain. After a week passed, he went back to the workplace to work. He said that they would deal with him and threatened him. "They said it would be done. They tried to take my brother's life. I will not let this happen. I will do my best."

Stating that his birthday was November 16, Özçelik said, "It was my birthday on November 16. He was going to buy me gifts. In the morning, he asked me how he was going to cut his hair. He had just shaved, and he was going to show it to me in the evening. You took this from me. You will hold them accountable one by one. I will hold all of them accountable, from the least guilty to the most guilty. If necessary, I will kill myself, but I will hold that accountable. You will be held accountable one by one." Other relatives of Kadir Kan Özçelik also stated that they will hold those responsible to account.

The identities of 17 people who lost their lives in the explosion and subsequent fire at the iron and steel factory in Izmir's Aliağa district have been revealed. It was reported that those who lost their lives were Ceylan Bıyıklı, Recep Fedai, Ferhat Maraşlı, Fatih Işık, Mustafa Sert, Kadir Kaan Özçelik, Abdülkadir Kınacı, Özcan Efe, İlker Sığırtmacıoğlu, Hüsnü Ersoy, Göksel Ünaldı, Yasin Taşçı, Uğur Temel, Barış Güney, Orhan Altay, Ersin Oğuz and Serkan Kurt.

On the other hand, it was reported that the comparison of DNA samples taken from families who lost their relatives with biological data taken from the corpses is continuing.