Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Turkiye Examines Black Boxes from Jet Crash
A plane crashed in Turkiye on December 23, 2023, killing eight people, including a top military leader from Libya.
The plane was on its way back from defence talks in Ankara.
Experts are now looking at the black boxes from the plane to find out what happened.
The wreckage was spread out over a large area, making it hard to recover.
Libya has been in chaos since 2011, with different groups fighting for control.
Turkiye is helping both sides in Libya to work together.
Experts in Turkiye have started analyzing the black boxes from a jet crash that killed eight people, including Libya's western military chief.
The crash occurred on December 23, 2023, after the plane took off from Ankara, Turkiye, heading back to Tripoli, Libya.
Libyan officials stated that a technical malfunction caused the crash.
The wreckage was scattered over an area of 3 square kilometres, complicating recovery efforts.
A 22-person delegation from Libya, including family members of the victims, arrived to assist in the investigation.
- Who
- Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad and seven others, including Libyan military officers and crew members
- What
- A jet crash in Turkiye
- When
- December 23, 2023
- Where
- Turkiye
- Why
- Technical malfunction (as per Libyan officials)
- Date of Crash
- December 23, 2023
- Location of Crash
- Turkiye
- Number of Fatalities
- 8
- Key Victim
- Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad
- Cause of Crash
- Technical malfunction (Libyan officials)
- Purpose of Flight
- Defence talks in Ankara
- Area of Wreckage
- 3 square kilometres
- Investigation Team Size
- 22 people