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| − | {{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Turkeycoal}}'''TTK''', the acronym for Türkiye Taşkömürü Kurumu, is a Turkish government owned hard coal mining company. The U.S. Geological Survey reported in 2010 that TTK owned and operated five mines with an annual production capacity over over 2 million tonnes a year of run-of-mine coal.<ref name="USGS">Philip M. Mobbs, [http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2010/myb3-2010-tu.pdf "2010 Minerals Yearbook: Turkey"], United States Geological Survey, April 2012, page 56.7</ref> | + | {{Moved to GEM}} |
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| − | The government wishes to privatize TTK but miners are resisting. <ref>[http://www.industriall-union.org/turkey-angry-coal-miners-protest-against-privatization "Turkey: angry coal miners protest against privatization"], industriall, 14 July 2016.</ref>
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| − | ==Coal mines==
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| − | The USGS identifies the TTK mines and their 2010 production capacity as being;<ref name="USGS"/>
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| − | * [[Armutcuk mine]] at Armutcuk in Eregli province with an annual capacity of 400,000 tonnes. The mine is operated by [[Armutcuk Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi]] which is a subsidiary of the government controlled Türkiye Taşkömürü Kurumu (TTK);
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| − | * [[Amasra mine]] at Amasra in Bartin province with an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes. The mine is also operated by Armutcuk Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi, a TTK subsidiary;
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| − | * the [[Karadon mine]] at Kilimli in Zonguldak province with an annual capacity of 450,000 tonnes. The mine is operated by [[Karadon Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi]], a subsidiary of TTK;
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| − | * [[Kozlu mine]] at Kozlu in Zonguldak province with an annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes. The mine is operated by [[Kozllu Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi]], a subsidiary of TTK;
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| − | * [[Uzulmez mine]] at Asma in Zonguldak province with an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes. The mine is operated by [[Uzulmez Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi]], a subsidiary of TTK.
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| − | ==Articles and resources==
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| − | ===References===
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| − | {{reflist|2}}
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| − | ===Related SourceWatch articles===
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| − | * [[Global use and production of coal]]
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| − | * [[International Information on Coal]]
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| − | * [[Turkey and coal]]
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| − | ===External resources===
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| − | * Euracoal, [http://www.euracoal.be/pages/layout1sp.php?idpage=475 "Turkey"], Euracoal website, accessed February 2013.
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| − | ===External articles===
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| − | [[Category:Coal mining companies and agencies in Turkey]]
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| − | [[Category:Turkey and coal]]
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