Turkish authorities have so far ruled out links to terrorism or foreign intelligence services or any suggestion of sabotage in the plane crash that killed last December Libya’s chief of staff, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al Haddad, and seven others when the plane he was travelling in crashed shortly after taking off from Ankara after an official visit to Turkey.
The investigation into the plane carrying a Libyan military delegation, a private jet that crashed near the Haymana district outside Ankara, is progressing on several fronts. The black box, flight data and cockpit recordings, key to the investigation and seized by order of the Turkish prosecutor’s office, were sent to London for technical analysis.
According to Turkish media reports, the investigations are focusing not only on the time of the crash, but also on the pre-flight preparation and the background of the personnel involved in the flight. The identification of the victims has already been completed through DNA testing of biological samples from the wreckage found at the crash site.
The Chief Public Prosecutor Office in Ankara has also requested information from the Libyan authorities on the leasing company of the aircraft, as well as on the leasing process, maintenance and parts replacement records, and on the persons responsible for the last technical inspection.
No evidence of involvement of terrorist groups or secret services
The Turkish prosecutor’s office has however announced that initial investigations have not found any link between the crash and terrorist organisations or foreign secret services . Nor have any links been detected when investigating the crew – which included a Greek Cypriot national – with any such organisation.
CCTV footage of the crash was sent to the Turkish Technological and Scientific Research Centre (TÜBİTAK) for technical examination, where specialists are studying frame by frame the angle of impact, speed and the possibility of a mid-air explosion or external interference.
This technical report, once completed, will be incorporated into the accident investigation file. A panel of expert pilots is also examining radio communications between the control tower and the aircraft, while physical debris and electromagnetic data from the fuselage are being analysed to rule out any interference with the flight.
General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al Haddad, head of the Libyan army, was travelling with four senior commanders and a crew of three on the plane that crashed on 23 December 2025 shortly after taking off from Ankara International Airport after an official visit to Turkey, in a plane crash that killed all the occupants of the aircraft and shocked Libya, after which the Turkish authorities ordered a full investigation.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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