Yalcin BerberogluSachin Kumar Kumar ManglaYigit KazancogluBerberoglu, YalcinMangla, Sachin KumarKazancoglu, Yigit2025-10-062024030142070301-420710.1016/j.resourpol.2024.1052882-s2.0-85202879153https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85202879153&doi=10.1016%2Fj.resourpol.2024.105288&partnerID=40&md5=f4f9dad62bf084fc6a8bdccb09633a82https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/8153https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105288The minerals industry in Turkey is critical to the nation's financial system and has a significant influence on its economic growth and well-being. The goal of this investigation is to undertake a complete review of the minerals sector's sustainability concerns utilizing fuzzy decision-making to generate enlightening answers. Therefore the major purpose of this research is to recognize and highlight sustainability concerns in the Turkish mining or minerals sector. This study employs expert opinions and a review of the literature to develop a complete set of criteria that will serve as the basis for the Fuzzy Best-Worst Method (FBWM) which is utilized for evaluating observed challenges. According to the findings of the study “safety” is the most significant challenge that must be addressed immediately to safeguard the health and safety of mining people as well as the long-term sustainability of operations. This study contributes to an existing body of literature by examining industrial sustainability challenges using the FBWM technique. Using FBWM to acquire a deeper knowledge of the difficulties researchers stakeholders in the industry and policymakers can get valuable insights into the connections between them. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessChallenge Assessment, Fuzzy Best-worst Method, Mining Industry, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, Bad Methods, Challenge Assessment, Economic Growths, Emerging Economies, Financial System, Fuzzy Best-bad Method, Minerals Industry, Minerals Sector, Sustainable Mining, Well Being, Mining Industry, Assessment Method, Mining Industry, Stakeholder, Sustainability, TurkeySustainable development goals, BAD methods, Challenge assessment, Economic growths, Emerging economies, Financial system, Fuzzy best-bad method, Minerals industry, Minerals sector, Sustainable mining, Well being, Mining industry, assessment method, mining industry, stakeholder, sustainability, TurkeyFuzzy Best-Worst MethodChallenge AssessmentSustainabilityMining IndustryArticle