Turkish soldiers and rescue teams search for the remains of a private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and four others that crashed after taking off from Ankara, killing everyone on board, in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 23, 2025. Efekan Akyuz/AP Photo
ANKARA, Turkey—A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief, four other officers and three crew members crashed on Tuesday after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing everyone on board. Libyan officials said the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction on the plane.
The Libyan delegation was in Ankara for high-level defense talks aimed at boosting military cooperation between the two countries, Turkish officials said.
