A flight attendant broke her back during severe turbulence on a flight in Turkey — the 3rd major incident of its kind in a week

• A flight attendant broke her back on a short domestic flight in Turkey after the plane hit turbulence. 
• The incident is the third case this week of mid-flight turbulence causing injuries and even death. 
• The three incidents are not linked, but turbulence is getting worse, a 2023 study showed.

A Turkish Airlines flight attendant has broken her back after the plane she was on hit turbulence, local media reported.

The crew member was working on a short 50-minute domestic flight from Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, to Izmir, in the west of the country.

Shortly after the pilot warned passengers to fasten their seat belts, the Airbus A321 suddenly dropped midair in response to turbulence, Hurriyet, Turkey's biggest newspaper, reported.