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Turkish Airlines Flight 278

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Summary

Turkish Airlines Flight 278 is an aviation accident[1]. It draws 377 Wikipedia views per month (aviation accident category, ranking #353 of 1,410).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Turkey[3]
  • Operator: Turkish Airlines[4]
  • Point in time: December 29, 1994[5]
  • Has cause: controlled flight into terrain[6]
  • Number of deaths: 57[7]
  • Number of injured: 19[8]
  • Start point: Ankara Esenboğa Airport[9]
  • Destination point: Van Ferit Melen Airport[10]
  • Vessel: Boeing 737 Classic[11]
  • Flight number: 278[12]

Why It Matters

Turkish Airlines Flight 278 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Turkey Turkish Airlines

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Turkey
    Number of injured → {'amount': '+19'}
    Vessel → Boeing 737 Classic
    Operator → Turkish Airlines
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:fa:پرواز ۲۷۸ ترکیش ایرلاینز]]"
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