HABAŞ

A subcontracted worker reportedly died after a fall from height at Aliağa on 21 October 2026. Turkish media cited the incident as a precursor to the November explosion. No final judicial determination of HABAŞ liability was found.

State of the evidence

Corroborated in press retrospectives.

Legal status — source text

Legal status of the incident unverified.

Attribution

Safety conditions for work at height.

A subcontracted worker died on 5 November 2026 in an incident while inflating a heavy-equipment tyre, days before the larger explosion. Several local accounts report it as a separate fatality. Any proceedings and liability findings remain unverified.

State of the evidence

Press and union reporting of a separate incident.

Legal status — source text

Any court case remains unverified.

Attribution

Safety of heavy-equipment maintenance.

After a port worker drowned on 6 November 2020, five defendants, including HABAŞ port and subcontractor personnel, were reportedly sentenced in 2025 to two years and six months each for negligent homicide. Turkish outlets report that an appeal was pending in November 2026. These are individual convictions, not a corporate criminal conviction.

State of the evidence

Converging press reports; the judgments were not obtained.

Legal status — source text

Individual convictions reported for 2025; appeal reportedly pending.

Attribution

Alleged failures by individual port and subcontractor managers.

Person targeted by the proceedings

Five port and subcontractor officials

Role of the person profiled

Protagonist not prosecuted

In January 2024 a subcontracted port worker reportedly died when a metal coil fell during a loading operation at HABAŞ port. The incident appears in press retrospectives. No final legal liability determination was verified.

State of the evidence

Media reporting; investigation outcome unavailable.

Legal status — source text

No verified final proceedings.

Attribution

Safety of loading operations at the port.

After a fatal fall on 8 October 2020 during replacement of metal sheets, an Aliağa labour court attributed 70% fault to HABAŞ. In March 2023, it awarded TRY 321,000 in material damages and TRY 150,000 in moral damages to relatives. Separate criminal proceedings reportedly concerned individual staff, but their final outcome was not verified.

State of the evidence

Court outcome reported by multiple outlets; full judgment unavailable.

Legal status — source text

Civil ruling reported in March 2023; finality not verified.

Attribution

Work-at-height safety breaches identified in the civil dispute.

A subcontracted worker was fatally trapped between moving steel elements on the site in August 2020, according to press retrospectives. The sources do not establish a final criminal finding against HABAŞ in this case. The victim need not be named.

State of the evidence

Accident documented in media, without identified judicial records.

Legal status — source text

No final court disposition found.

Attribution

Handling safety at the facility.

On 26 July 2018, an Aliağa plant incident splashed molten metal onto workers. A Cumhuriyet retrospective reported five injuries and one subsequent death on 3 August. No verified court outcome was located for corporate or individual liability.

State of the evidence

A media retrospective reports the accident; no judgment found.

Legal status — source text

No court outcome verified.

Attribution

Workplace-safety conditions questioned.

Turkish media reported that a worker died on 18 October after falling from dust-collection equipment at the plant. No final criminal or civil case was verified in the accessible sources. This is separate from other incidents.

State of the evidence

Reported in a press retrospective.

Legal status — source text

No conclusive court proceedings documented for this fatality.

Attribution

Safety of working at height at the facility.