""Our heroic comrades-in-arms were martyred on November 11, 2025, when our C-130 military cargo plane, which had taken off from Azerbaijan en route to our country, crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border," Defense Minister Yasar Guler said in a message posted on X, together with photographs of those killed in the crash. In a post on X, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev sent his sympathies to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan."
"Georgia's air traffic control service said the aircraft had disappeared from radar shortly after entering its airspace. The cause of the crash is still unknown, and an investigation is underway. An investigation team from Turkey reached the crash site early on Wednesday and was inspecting the plane's wreckage in coordination with the Georgian authorities, the National Defense Ministry said. Debris from the plane was spread across multiple locations, according to a report by Turkey's private broadcaster NTV."
All 20 military personnel on board a Turkish C-130 Hercules cargo plane were killed when the aircraft crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border on November 11, 2025. The plane had taken off from Azerbaijan en route to Turkey and disappeared from radar shortly after entering Georgian airspace. A Turkish investigation team reached the crash site and inspected wreckage with Georgian authorities as debris was reported across multiple locations. Footage circulated appearing to show the aircraft spinning and burning on impact; the Turkish military requested that images and footage not be published for security and privacy reasons. The cause remains unknown and there is no information yet on funeral arrangements or repatriation of remains.
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