Former pilots say the speed at which the aircraft appears to have broken up mid-air suggests a ‘catastrophic event’ occurred

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stands with a military honour guard, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Cavusoglu sent a letter to the U.N. formally requesting that his country be referred to as "Türkiye," the state-run news agency ...

Mentor Rama, 36, was named locally as the British citizen of Albanian nationality, who died after receiving a hair transplant and dental treatment in Istanbul.

It comes after the TFF suspended 149 match officials last month following their alleged involvement in a betting scandal.

The Turkish Football Federation suspends 1,024 players from its professional leagues as part of an investigation into betting.

Turkish authorities on Monday formally arrested eight people, including a top-tier club chairman, in a probe into alleged betting on soccer matches, while the football federation (TFF) suspended 1,024 players pending disciplinary investigations.