The Turkish Labor Ministry has announced that 27 workers have been killed in the construction of Istanbul’s third airport since it began in May 2015.
“Some 27 workers have been killed in various incidents involving health struggles and road accidents during the third Airport’s Construction since it began in May, 2015, according to the Social Security Institution (SGK) data,” the ministry stated late on Feb. 13.
On Feb. 13, a lawmaker from the main opposition People Republican’s Party (CHP), Veli Ağbaba, submitted a written questionnaire to the parliament, asking Labor Minister Jülide Sarıeroğlu to provide information the nature of the industrial accidents that took place in the construction of the airport and the number of workers killed and injured.
