The number of workers who lost their lives at the HABAŞ factory in Izmir increased to 19

The body of Barış Güney, who could not be found after the explosion that occurred at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in Aliağa district of Izmir on November 9, was found.

The number of people who lost their lives in the incident increased to 19. Search and rescue efforts at the factory were terminated.

9 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED

11 people were detained regarding the explosion, including the factory manager and the employer's representative, the steel mill manager, the mechanical maintenance chief, the steel mill chief, the periodic control engineer, the department engineer, the crane mechanical maintenance engineer, the quality and planning manager, the administrative manager, the Aliağa branch manager of the company and the chairman of the company's board of directors.

Nine of the 11 suspects were arrested, and it was decided to impose judicial control measures in the form of house arrest on HABAŞ Chairman Mehmet Rüştü Başaran and one suspect.

ALLEGATIONS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED

Allegations of negligence at the iron and steel factory in Izmir, where 18 workers lost their lives, are being investigated.

It was learned that 2 more work accidents occurred in the same facility in the last 3 weeks and 2 workers lost their lives. The judicial process is being carried out to include these events.

According to the 2025 report of the iron and steel factory, 28 people died and 38 people were injured in the factory in the last 10 years. While the number of work accidents was 147 in 2024, it increased by 56 percent to 229 in 2025. Subcontractor accidents increased by 118 percent, from 38 to 83, in the same period.