The wreckage of the crashed plane has been reached: The pilot is dead, and a female passenger has been rescued.

03.07.2025 08:00

The wreckage of the jet that took off from Sivrihisar and crashed while heading to Rize was found by the JAK team at the Rize-Bayburt border. Rize Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş, who announced the development, stated that pilot Mehmet Demirci lost his life, while passenger Hicran Kaya was rescued with injuries.

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The M20J single-engine aircraft, piloted by Mehmet Demirci, which took off from the Sivrihisar district of Eskişehir, crashed on the Erzurum-Rize-Bayburt border.

RESCUE OPERATION INITIATED AFTER EMERGENCY CALL

After the emergency call from passenger Hicran Kaya, who was taken on board by pilot Demirci to fly from Sivrihisar to Rize, teams began search and rescue operations in the area. A military helicopter participated in the search efforts, and AFAD teams from surrounding provinces also provided support.

The wreckage of the crashed plane has been reached: The pilot died, the female passenger was rescued — The female passenger waved at the camera while injured.

WRECKAGE REACHED

The wreckage of the aircraft was found by the JAK team on the Rize-Bayburt border. Rize Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş announced that passenger Hicran Kaya was rescued with injuries, while pilot Mehmet Demirci lost his life.

"HELP US, WE ARE DYING"

After making an emergency call, passenger Hicran Kaya, who was reached by a DHA reporter via phone, stated, "Our plane crashed into the mountain. I don't know where we are. Help us, we are dying," expressing that they were in a life-threatening situation.

PILOT SET OUT ON A WORLD TOUR ALONE

Meanwhile, it was learned that pilot Mehmet Demirci had been actively flying since 2008. It was stated that Demirci, who set out on a world tour with a single-engine aircraft, planned to continue his journey after dropping off passenger Hicran Kaya in Rize. Before embarking on the world tour, pilot Demirci had made statements to the press.

2 NIGHT VISION HELICOPTERS ASSIGNED

The Ministry of National Defense announced that 2 night vision capable helicopters were assigned to participate in the search and rescue operations for the aircraft that crashed on the Bayburt-Rize-Erzurum border line.

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The wreckage of the crashed plane has been reached: The pilot is dead, and a female passenger has been rescued.

RESCUE OPERATION INITIATED AFTER EMERGENCY CALL

WRECKAGE REACHED

"HELP US, WE ARE DYING"

PILOT SET OUT ON A WORLD TOUR ALONE

2 NIGHT VISION HELICOPTERS ASSIGNED

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