Safety of Turkish mines questioned after blast kills 41

General view shows Amasra coal mine in the northern Bartin province, Turkey October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition party and an engineering industry body questioned safety protocols on Monday after an explosion at a state-run mine killed 41 workers, stirring memories of the country's worst mining disaster eight years ago.

The blast on Friday at the Amasra coal mine owned by state-run Turkish Hard Coal Institution (TTK) was the deadliest since a fire at a mine in Soma, western Turkey, in 2014 killed 301 miners and raised similar safety concerns.