Turkish heiress Mina Basaran and friends killed in plane crash

Bride-to-be and Turkish heiress Mina Basaran and 7 of her friends have died in a plane crash when returning from Basaran’s hens party in Dubai.

The private plane bringing the hen’s party home from the celebrations in Dubai crashed into an Iranian mountainside.

The plane was owned by a private holding company of Mina’s father, Turkish businessman Huseyin Basaran.

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Just hours before the tragic crash, Mina was sharing happy photos from her Bachelorette party.

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