Incidents and Accidents
- On 30 March 1998, Mehmet Ertürk hijacked a KTHY plane. He was carrying a lighter in the form of a hand granade. The plane was on its way from Ercan to Ankara, the plane landed safely in Ankara and the hijacker was arrested.Because he had a lighter and form a hand grenade
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