12.11.2025 10:44
A C130 cargo plane belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces, which set off yesterday from Azerbaijan to Turkey, crashed in Georgia. The Ministry of National Defense announced the names of the 20 soldiers who were martyred. Meanwhile, the wreckage of the crashed plane has also been captured in images. The footage shows that the debris of the plane is spread over a wide area.
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The C130 military cargo plane belonging to the Turkish Air Force took off from Ganja Airport in Azerbaijan and crashed within the borders of Georgia on its way back to Turkey.
THE WRECKAGE SPREAD OVER A WIDE AREA The Ministry of National Defense announced the sad news this morning and stated that 20 of our soldiers on board were martyred. While the names of the martyrs were announced, investigations began at the wreckage of the downed cargo plane. It was observed that the wreckage spread over a wide area.
HERE ARE THE NAMES OF OUR 20 MARTYRS The names of the martyred personnel are 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
INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE In the latest statement made by the Ministry of National Defense, it was stated that the search and rescue and accident investigation team began their investigations in coordination with Georgian authorities at 06:30.
DIVIDED INTO 3 PIECES AT 8 THOUSAND FEET The plane, which crashed after its fuselage was divided into three pieces at an altitude of approximately eight thousand meters, is being investigated for the reason it broke apart in the air.
THE WRECKAGE WAS REACHED YESTERDAY Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated that he spoke with Georgian Interior Minister Gela Geladze and reached the wreckage at 17:00. In a statement made by the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was reported that search and rescue teams were on site and that investigation activities were ongoing in cooperation with the Turkish side.
LOST FROM RADAR 27 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF Information about the route of the plane, whose cause of crash is still unknown, has emerged. The cargo plane, which took off from Trabzon at 09:50 in the morning, landed in Ganja, Azerbaijan at 11:06. After waiting for a while, the plane took off from Ganja to come to Turkey at 13:20 and disappeared from radar 27 minutes after takeoff.
ERDOĞAN: MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON OUR MARTYRS President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke about the plane crash at a program he attended in Ankara. "Today, we learned with deep sadness that our C130 military plane, which was coming from Azerbaijan to our country, crashed at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border," Erdoğan stated, adding, "Our efforts to reach the wreckage are ongoing in coordination with the country authorities. May God have mercy on our martyrs."
C130 CARGO PLANE The C130 cargo plane is known as an aircraft used by the Turkish Armed Forces for personnel transport. It is reported that the plane has a load capacity of 7,000 kilograms and can carry up to approximately 60 personnel. There are 20 C130 military transport planes belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces.
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