Tajik President Emomali Rahmon sent a message of condolences to Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 15 over 40 miners killed in the deadly mine explosion that occurred in northern Turkiye Friday October 14.  

In his message, Emomali Rahmon said was deeply saddened by the accident and felt deeply grieved over the deaths of the victims, and expressed sincere condolences to the Turkish government, families of the dead, and the injured.

According to the latest media reports, 41 people killed in the mine explosion  that occurred in the town of Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin on October 14.  More than 50 miners reportedly managed to escape.