13.11.2026 20:13
A statement came from the Habaş factory in İzmir Aliağa, where 19 workers lost their lives in the explosion. In the statement, in which condolences were offered for those who lost their lives, it was said, "Being by the side of the families whose pain we share wholeheartedly and our injured colleagues, and providing the support they need in this difficult process, is our top priority. In this context, we continue to communicate with all our affected personnel and their families with great care and sensitivity."
HABAŞ Group offered condolences for the employees who lost their lives in the accident that occurred at the facility in İzmir's Aliağa on November 9. The company reported that cooperation with the competent authorities was carried out to clarify the incident and that no credence should be given to social media posts requiring confirmation.
HABAŞ Group reported that it is acting in full cooperation with the competent authorities to clarify all aspects of the incident that occurred at the iron and steel factory in İzmir's Aliağa district, on the basis of concrete findings.
In the statement made by the company, it was stated that HABAŞ Group is in deep pain and sorrow over losing its colleagues in the accident that occurred at the Aliağa Iron and Steel facilities on November 9.
In the statement, in which God's mercy was wished for the employees who lost their lives while on duty, condolences were offered to their families and relatives, and healing was wished for those whose treatment continues, the following expressions were used: "To stand by our families, whose pain we share from the heart, and our injured colleagues, and to provide the support they need in this difficult process, is our top priority. In this context, we continue communication with all our affected personnel and their families with great care and sensitivity."
In the statement, it was emphasized that the results of the work carried out to clarify the causes of the incident are being carefully followed, and it was said: "Administrative and judicial examinations and investigations regarding the incident are being carried out comprehensively and sensitively by the competent authorities. As HABAŞ Group, we are acting and will continue to act in full cooperation with the competent authorities to clarify all aspects of the incident on the basis of concrete findings."
In the statement, it was conveyed that HABAŞ Group, which began operations with Turkish capital in 1931, operates in high-tech fields ranging from iron and steel to industrial and medical gases, from energy to banking, from shipbuilding to automotive, and from the defense industry to heavy machinery manufacturing, and that it has been the leader in iron and steel exports for the last 15 years.
In the statement, which noted that in the Group's nearly century-long history its colleagues have always constituted the greatest value and that the pain experienced is shared by everyone, the following was recorded:
"Informing the public accurately and completely, and making assessments regarding individuals and institutions also in light of this information, is of great importance. We emphasize with importance that, apart from the statements made by public institutions and organizations through the written and visual media to inform the public, no credence should be given to social media posts requiring confirmation. We are carefully monitoring malicious social media posts that, through this tragic incident, ignore the presumption of innocence in an effort to distort the incident and turn it into a lynching campaign without relying on concrete evidence and information. HABAŞ Group, which we have raised together hand in hand with all our colleagues for years, will continue, just as yesterday, today and tomorrow, as the HABAŞ family, to serve our country and nation shoulder to shoulder, to add value, and to represent our country in the world. Details that emerge regarding the process will be shared with the public, observing the legal requirements of the examinations and investigations being conducted and the privacy of our families."