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A mourner wears a photograph of Ms Siloni at her funeral. Several mourners were pictured with photographs of the jewellery designer pinned on their clothes. Ozan Kose / AFP Photo.
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The aunt and father of Mina Basaran, one of the victims of the plane crash, during her funeral in Istanbul. AFP
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Grieving families bade farewell to the young women killed in a plane crash over Iran while returning from a pre-wedding celebration for a Turkish businessman's daughter, in a tragedy that shocked the country. AFP
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Relatives carry the coffin of Sinem Akay. 11 people died in a small Turkish private plane crash flying from United Arab Emirates to Istanbul on 11 March. EPA
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Relatives of Burcu Gundogar Urfali comfort each other. AFP
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Sinan Urfali, left, the husband of Burcu Gundogar Urfali, carries his wife's coffin. AFP
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Mourners carry the coffin of Liana Hananel, another of the victims of the private jet accident, during her funeral at Arnavutkoy Jewish cemetery in Istanbul. AFP
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A crowd gathers as Ms Hananel's coffin is carried through the Arnavutkoy Jewish cemetery in Istanbul. Stringer / AFP Photo.
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A man leaves Jasmin Baruh Siloni's funeral in Istanbul. Ozan Kose / AFP Photo.
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A mourner wears a photograph of Ms Siloni at her funeral. Several mourners were pictured with photographs of the jewellery designer pinned on their clothes. Ozan Kose / AFP Photo.
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The aunt and father of Mina Basaran, one of the victims of the plane crash, during her funeral in Istanbul. AFP
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Grieving families bade farewell to the young women killed in a plane crash over Iran while returning from a pre-wedding celebration for a Turkish businessman's daughter, in a tragedy that shocked the country. AFP
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Relatives carry the coffin of Sinem Akay. 11 people died in a small Turkish private plane crash flying from United Arab Emirates to Istanbul on 11 March. EPA
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Relatives of Burcu Gundogar Urfali comfort each other. AFP
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Sinan Urfali, left, the husband of Burcu Gundogar Urfali, carries his wife's coffin. AFP
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Mourners carry the coffin of Liana Hananel, another of the victims of the private jet accident, during her funeral at Arnavutkoy Jewish cemetery in Istanbul. AFP
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A crowd gathers as Ms Hananel's coffin is carried through the Arnavutkoy Jewish cemetery in Istanbul. Stringer / AFP Photo.
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A man leaves Jasmin Baruh Siloni's funeral in Istanbul. Ozan Kose / AFP Photo.
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A mourner wears a photograph of Ms Siloni at her funeral. Several mourners were pictured with photographs of the jewellery designer pinned on their clothes. Ozan Kose / AFP Photo.
Emotions run high at funerals of Sharjah-Istanbul plane crash victims in Turkey
Mina Basaran, her seven friends and three crew were killed following a hen party trip to Dubai when their flight crashed in Iran
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15 March, 2018
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