15.11.2025 03:19
Our soldiers who were martyred in the military cargo plane crash in Georgia were bid farewell on their final journey in their hometowns. Tears flowed like a river during the funeral ceremonies, and heartbreaking moments were experienced. A large number of people attended the funeral ceremonies.
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The C-130 military cargo plane with tail number 68-1609 belonging to the Air Force Command crashed on November 11 at the Azerbaijan-Georgia border, resulting in the martyrdom of 20 soldiers.
LAST DUTY TO OUR MARTYRS A ceremony was held for the martyrs at the Mürted Air Base Command in Ankara. During the ceremony, a moment of silence was observed, and the Quran was recited. Later, Deputy President of Religious Affairs Hafız Osman Şahin prayed for the martyrs. After their identities were read, the remains of the martyrs were sent to their hometowns on planes.
The ceremony was attended by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, members of parliament, the TSK Command Staff, Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin, Azerbaijani Air Force Commander Major General Namig İslamzade, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Ankara Reşad Mammadov, and the families of the martyrs.
Nineteen of the martyrs are being buried today in ceremonies held in their hometowns. Only the funeral of Martyr Air Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Gökhan Korkmaz will be held on Saturday, November 15, in Istanbul.
ANKARA FAREWELLS TO 3 MARTYRS Martyr Air Pilot Lieutenant Cüneyt Kandemir, Airplane Maintenance Senior Master Sergeant Ümit İnce, and Air Transport Specialist Corporal Cem Dolapci were bid farewell in Ankara.
A funeral ceremony was held for the martyrs at Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque.
The ceremony was attended by the families and relatives of the martyrs, as well as Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, BBP Chairman Mustafa Destici, CHP Group Deputy Chairman Murat Emir, Presidential Advisor Turgut Aslan, Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Force Commanders, Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin, some members of parliament, political party representatives, and citizens.
The martyrs' bodies were placed on a gun carriage following the funeral prayer held after the Friday prayer, accompanied by takbirs. Later, the bodies of martyrs İnce and Dolapci were taken to Cebeci Martyrdom, while the body of martyr Kandemir was taken to Gölbaşı Ballıkpınarı Cemetery for burial.
It was seen that the wife of martyr Air Pilot Lieutenant Cüneyt Kandemir, Defne Kandemir, wore her husband's identification tag around her neck, kissed his photo, and embraced her husband's clothing. Some relatives of the martyrs prayed by stopping the funeral vehicle during its passage.
AIR PILOT LIEUTENANT CÜNEYT KANDEMİR Martyr Air Pilot Lieutenant Cüneyt Kandemir was serving in Kayseri and was 31 years old. The martyr had married last year. Before going to Azerbaijan, Kandemir visited his father Adil Kandemir, who lives in Ankara, and sought his blessing. The martyr's body was buried in Gölbaşı Ballıkpınarı Cemetery in Ankara.
AIR TRANSPORT SPECIALIST CORPORAL CEM DOLAPCI The funeral of martyr Specialist Corporal Cem Dolapci was held at Cebeci Martyrdom in Ankara.
AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT ÜMİT İNCE The news reached the family home of Senior Master Sergeant Ümit İnce in the Karabağlar district of İzmir. The martyr's body was buried at Cebeci Martyrdom in Ankara.
AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE MASTER SERGEANT BURAK ÖZKAN Martyr Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant Burak Özkan, who was martyred when the military plane crashed in Georgia, was bid farewell in a ceremony held in his hometown Niğde.
AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT İLHAN ONGAN Martyr Airplane Maintenance Senior Master Sergeant İlhan Ongan from Bilecik was bid farewell in a ceremony attended by approximately 15,000 people.
SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT NURİ ÖZCAN Senior Master Sergeant Nuri Özcan, who was martyred when the C-130 military cargo plane crashed in Georgia, was bid farewell in a ceremony held in his hometown Karabük.
MASTER SERGEANT EMRE ALTIOK At the funeral of martyr Master Sergeant Emre Altıok, who was martyred in the plane crash, moments were heart-wrenching as his sister, a police officer, saluted by wearing her brother's hat and caressed his coffin.
AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE MASTER SERGEANT ÜSTÇAVUŞ BERKAY KARACA Martyr Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant Üstçavuş Berkay Karaca, who was martyred in the military plane crash at the Azerbaijan-Georgia border, was buried in his hometown Lüleburgaz in a ceremony filled with tears.
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NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER CHIEF SERGEANT AKIN KARAKUŞ Non-Commissioned Officer Chief Sergeant Akin Karakuş was bid farewell on his last journey in the Serdivan district of his hometown Sakarya. The funeral ceremony was also attended by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER CHIEF SERGEANT RAMAZAN YAĞIZ Martyr Non-Commissioned Officer Chief Sergeant Ramazan Yağız (38) was bid farewell on his last journey in Bursa. The funeral of the martyr, who was honored in front of his house in the Osmangazi district, was sent off to his hometown, the Çatalsöğüt neighborhood of Harmancık district, for funeral prayer and burial.
PILOT MAJOR SERDAR USLU 39-year-old Pilot Major Serdar Uslu, who was martyred in a plane crash in Georgia, was bid farewell with prayers in his hometown Yenişehir. His 5-month pregnant wife, dentist Göknur Uslu, struggled to stand, while the funeral ceremony was attended by Health Minister Prof. Kemal Memişoğlu and AK Party Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala.
AIR TRANSPORT SPECIALIST SERGEANT EMRE SAYIN Air Transport Specialist Sergeant Emre Sayın, who was martyred in the crash of a military transport aircraft, was bid farewell in Balıkesir. Thousands of Balıkesir residents, known and unknown to the martyr, buried him with prayers after the funeral prayer held at the historic Zağnospaşa Mosque.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER SENIOR SERGEANT İLKER AYKUT Non-Commissioned Officer Senior Sergeant İlker Aykut, who was martyred in the crash of a military cargo plane returning to our country from Azerbaijan, was bid farewell with a military ceremony after the funeral prayer held in Tekirdağ.
AIR MAINTENANCE SERGEANT HAMDI ARMAĞAN KAPLAN Air Maintenance Sergeant Hamdi Armağan Kaplan (40), one of the 20 military personnel martyred in the crash of a C-130 military cargo plane belonging to the Turkish Air Force in Georgia, was buried in his hometown Gümüşhacıköy district of Amasya. The martyr's mother, Dilşat Kaplan, bid farewell to her son with the words "Goodbye my Armağan." His children also said goodbye with the words "My dad."
SERGEANT MAJOR EMRAH KURAN Sergeant Major Emrah Kuran, who was martyred in the crashed military cargo plane, was bid farewell with the participation of thousands of people in Milas, Muğla.
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LIEUTENANT EMRE MERCAN 27-year-old Airplane Maintenance Lieutenant Emre Mercan, one of the 20 martyrs in the crashed military cargo plane, was bid farewell with tears after the funeral prayer held following the Friday prayer.
AIR SUPPLY SENIOR SERGEANT AHMET YASİR KUYUCU Air Supply Senior Sergeant Ahmet Yasir Kuyucu, who was martyred in the crash of a C-130 military cargo plane belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, was bid farewell in his hometown Konya.
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Air Pilot Major Nihat Ilgen Thousands of people from Kayseri bid farewell to Air Pilot Major Nihat Ilgen, who was martyred in the Turkish Armed Forces' (TSK) 'C130' military aircraft that crashed on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border.
Sergeant Major Burak Ibbiği 28-year-old Sergeant Major Burak Ibbiği, who was martyred in the C130 military cargo plane that crashed on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, was laid to rest in his hometown of Çorum amid tears.
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