24.12.2025 09:00
A jet that took off from Ankara Esenboğa Airport heading to Tripoli, which included the Chief of the General Staff of Libya, General Muhammad Ali Al-Haddad, crashed in mountainous terrain in the village of Kesikkavak in the Haymana district. Villagers reported hearing explosion sounds at the moment of the crash.
A jet that took off from Ankara Esenboğa Airport to Tripoli, which also included Libya's Chief of General Staff General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, crashed near the Haymana district. Gendarmerie teams reached the wreckage, and a judicial investigation has been initiated regarding the incident.
TOOK OFF FROM ESENBOĞA, LOST CONTACT SHORTLY AFTER General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad boarded the jet at Ankara Esenboğa Airport with his accompanying delegation to go to Libya's capital, Tripoli. It was reported that the plane, which took off at 20:10 with 5 people on board, lost contact at 20:52.
General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad REPORTED EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE According to the information obtained, the plane requested an emergency landing due to an electrical failure shortly after takeoff. It was learned that contact with the plane was lost while it was planned to land in Etimesgut.
CRASHED IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA IN HAYMANA Upon receiving reports that the plane crashed in a mountainous area in Kesikkavak Village, Haymana district, gendarmerie, fire brigade, and medical teams were dispatched to the region. It was stated that due to the muddy terrain, the teams continued their search efforts on foot, and after a while, they reached the wreckage. It was reported that the work in the wreckage area is ongoing.
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION An investigation was initiated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the plane crash. It was noted that 4 public prosecutors were assigned under the coordination of 1 chief public prosecutor.
EYEWITNESSES SPOKE After the crash of the Falcon 50 type plane with tail number 9H-DFJ carrying Libya's Chief of General Staff General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad near Kesikkavak village in Haymana district, villagers recounted what they saw.
THERE WERE 2 EXPLOSIONS A citizen who was resting at home stated that he heard an explosion sound, saying, "When the second explosion sound came, everyone rushed to the street. Someone said a transformer exploded. Later, we realized the plane had crashed. The parts were already visible. Then when the gendarmerie teams arrived, they evacuated us from there. There was no chance of survival from there; it was a bad explosion. I wish everyone well."
"THOUGHT IT WAS AN EARTHQUAKE" Gazi Özgür stated that he heard a loud explosion sound around 20:00-21:00, saying, "There was also thick fog and light rain. Due to not knowing the result of the explosion, instant news started to spread. When the news started to spread, I got in the car. The gendarmerie teams were searching the area with drones. It sounded like an earthquake and a sound like an explosion came before the earthquake. When the young people first saw the debris, they informed the gendarmerie. The gendarmerie came to the scene and evacuated everyone. The plane's wreckage was found," he said.
"THOUGHT A BOMB EXPLODED" Gökhan Tekin, who recounted the incident, said, "I work as a technical service at the hotel. I heard an explosion sound. They mentioned our hotel's name, saying there was a natural gas explosion at the hotel. There was no such explosion at our hotel. Then they said the plane had crashed. There were plane parts, there were bodies; the gendarmerie did not let us in there. The sound was loud; we thought it was an earthquake or a bomb explosion, but later we learned that the plane had crashed," he said.