This tragedy is no exception in Turkey, Karar laments:
“Mining accidents, helplessness against floods and disasters, train accidents, never-ending industrial accidents and ships that cannot be rescued. … The loss of people’s lives that results clearly demonstrates the carelessness, inadequacy and lacking technical equipment of the state. Such incidents can occur in any country, but not all at once. Turkey experiences them all and is losing people as a result. … There is a sinister chain of flawed installations, lacking supervision, ignored mistakes and a fundamental lack of respect for human life that cannot be broken.”