18.11.2025 07:58
The Minister of National Defense, Yaşar Güler, made a statement regarding the plane crash in Georgia that resulted in the martyrdom of 20 of our soldiers. Minister Güler stated, "The analysis of the black box and reaching the initial findings will take 2 months."
In the plane crash in Georgia, where 20 of our soldiers were martyred, Minister of National Defense Güler, who made a statement regarding the examination of the black box, said, "The solution of the black box and reaching the initial findings will take 2 months."
The news that the C130 military cargo plane belonging to the Turkish Air Force crashed within the borders of Georgia while returning to our country from Azerbaijan plunged all of Turkey into mourning.
After the radar connection was lost a few minutes after entering Georgian airspace, our 20 soldiers on the plane that crashed in the Signagi region, 5 kilometers from the Azerbaijani border, were martyred.
THE BLACK BOX HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO TURKEY
Teams that went to the region after the accident brought the plane's black box to Turkey. The cause of the crash will be learned after the black box is analyzed.
MINISTER GÜLER: THE SOLUTION OF THE BLACK BOX WILL TAKE TWO MONTHS
Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler made a statement regarding the plane's black box. Minister Güler said, "Initial findings indicate tail separation. The solution of the black box and reaching the initial findings will take 2 months."
20 OF OUR SOLDIERS WERE MARTYRED
According to a post made from the ministry's social media account, the identities of the martyred soldiers were announced as follows:
"Air Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Gökhan Korkmaz, Air Pilot Major Serdar Uslu, Air Pilot Major Nihat İlgen, Air Pilot First Lieutenant Cüneyt Kandemir, Air Aircraft Maintenance First Lieutenant Emre Mercan, Air Aircraft Maintenance Chief Master Sergeant Nuri Özcan, Air Aircraft Maintenance Chief Master Sergeant Ümit İnce, Air Aircraft Maintenance Master Sergeant Hamdi Armağan Kaplan, Air Aircraft Maintenance Master Sergeant Burak Özkan, Air Aircraft Maintenance Master Sergeant İlker Aykut, Air Aircraft Maintenance Master Sergeant Akın Karakuş, Air Aircraft Maintenance Master Sergeant Emrah Kuran, Air Aircraft Maintenance Master Sergeant Ramazan Yağız, Air Aircraft Maintenance Staff Sergeant Emre Altıok, Air Aircraft Maintenance Staff Sergeant Berkay Karaca, Air Aircraft Maintenance Staff Sergeant Burak İbbiği, Air Aircraft Maintenance Staff Sergeant İlhan Ongan, Air Supply Chief Sergeant Ahmet Yasir Kuyucu, Air Transportation Specialist Sergeant Cem Dolapci, Air Transportation Specialist Sergeant Emre Sayın."