The Turkish Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara has confirmed that investigations into the crash of a Libyan Falcon 50 aircraft near the Haymana district of the Turkish capital are still ongoing, stressing that the final investigation report has not yet been added to the case file.
In an urgent statement, the Ankara prosecutor’s office said a coordination meeting was held with a Libyan public prosecutor and two assistants assigned to the case. The meeting focused on the exchange of information within the framework of international agreements and bilateral relations, alongside a mutual assessment of progress made so far in the investigations.
The statement underlined that investigative procedures are continuing in a “comprehensive and meticulous manner”, reflecting the sensitivity and complexity of the case.
The update comes after Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Turkey’s Minister of Transport, revealed earlier this month that the examination of the first cockpit voice recorder, commonly known as the black box, had been completed in Britain. According to the minister, the analysis showed that the aircraft’s second engine failed two minutes after take-off, followed by the third engine, before all engines eventually shut down.
Uraloğlu noted that it could be reasonably assumed that the crash might have been avoided had the aircraft requested an immediate return to Ankara airport shortly after the failure of the first and second engines, before moving further away from the runway. He added that investigators had largely reconstructed the sequence of events, but that the final determination would depend on judicial investigations and expert reports.
Regarding the second black box, the minister said the device was old and had sustained severe damage, with no usable data retrieved so far.
The crash occurred on 23 December 2025, when a private aircraft went down near Haymana, south of Ankara, while transporting Mohamed Al-Haddad, Libya’s Chief of Staff, along with four aides and three crew members. All eight people on board were killed, and the incident has continued to draw close attention from both Libyan and Turkish authorities.
