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Private Turkish plane crashes in Iran

The Turkish day-to-day Sabah newspaper appears with a headline on its front page reading 'Jet tragedy en route from Dubai' in Ankara, Turkey on March 12, 2018. A Turkish private jet flying from Dubai to Istanbul with 11 people on board crashed by hitting the Zagros Mountains near southwestern Shahr-e Kord province of Iran on March 11. The plane owned by Basaran Holding, a Turkish company active in construction, was carrying Mina Basaran, the only heiress of the company, and her seven friends along with two female pilots and a crew member. (Photo by Altan Gocher/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#2552071
Date Taken	12 March 2018
Location	N/A
Photographer	Altan Gocher/NurPhoto
Category	Disaster and Accident
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Altan Gocher/NurPhoto

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