12 people injured after Qatar Airways plane hits turbulence on flight to Dublin

A plane from Qatar to Ireland experienced severe turbulence over Turkey, injuring 12 people, with 8 hospitalized. A passenger described the chaos as people were thrown around. This incident occurred shortly after a similar event on a Singapore Airlines flight, where a British man died and others were injured.

What incident occurred just five days prior to this event?

What type of flight experienced severe turbulence leading to injuries?