STRUGGLES

mining companies
Condor Blanco Mines
Since 2014, Condor Blanco Mines has had a contract with Turkish company Meskan Ölmez
Madencılık to deliver material extracted from Şırnak Province. The company reported in 2015
that an initial dig had extracted 53 tonnes oflead and silver from the region. 7 We interviewed
Ahmet, an activist from the area, who said:
companies complicit in repression in kurdistan
“These mining companies operate without any law. They burn trees, they use chemicals that pollute the
Zap river, kill the fish, they use explosives and destroy the environment. They need the military bases for
security, so they can carry on doing this. We hope that people outside Kurdistan can resist against these
mining companies from their countries”.
Founded: 2010
Traded on: Australian Securities Exchange
Headquarters: Suite 805, Level 8, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, Australia, NSW-2000
Website: www.condormines.com
Koza İpek
Koza İpek Holding owns a large portfolio ofcompanies, which include insurance, health, TV
and newspaper companies. Koza İpek also owns several mining companies, which have been
involved in mining in Bakur, including close to Batman. 5
Koza İpek has been targeted by the AKP because ofits links to the rival Islamic Gülen
movement. In September 2015, several ofKoza İpek's businesses were raided and placed
under the control ofa panel ofpro government trustees, causing shares in Koza Anadolu
Metal to drop in price. 6
Founded: 1948
Headquarters: Turkey
Traded on: Istanbul Stock Exchange
Website: www.kozaipekholding.com
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