Turkey bids farewell to its 20 martyrs! Heart-wrenching scenes at the ceremony.

14.11.2025 16:53

A ceremony was held at the Mürted Air Base Command in Ankara for the soldiers who were martyred in the C-130 military cargo plane that crashed near the Georgian border. The Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Numan Kurtulmuş, attended the ceremony and conveyed his condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers. During this time, a father of one of the martyrs was seen embracing Kurtulmuş and crying.

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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. A ceremony was held at the Murted Air Base Command in Ankara for the martyrs. 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 bodies of the martyrs were sent off to their hometowns on planes.

CRIED WHILE EMBRACING KURTULMUŞ

TBMM President Numan Kurtulmuş attended the ceremony and conveyed his condolences to the families of the martyr soldiers. During this time, a martyr's father was seen crying while embracing Kurtulmuş.

NAMES OF THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY

Attending the ceremony were TBMM President Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, members of parliament, 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 martyr soldiers.

OUR MARTYRS WERE SENT OFF TO THEIR HOMETOWNS

After the ceremony, the funerals of Air Pilot Major Gökhan Korkmaz were sent to Istanbul, Air Pilot Major Serdar Uslu to Bursa, Air Pilot Major Nihat İlgen to Kayseri, Airplane Maintenance Lieutenant Emre Mercan to Eskişehir, Airplane Maintenance Senior Master Sergeant Nuri Özcan to Karabük, Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant Hamdi Armağan Kaplan to Amasya, Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant Burak Özkan to Niğde, Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant İlker Aykut to Tekirdağ, Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant Akın Karakuş to Sakarya, Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant Emrah Kuran to Milas district of Muğla, Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant Ramazan Yağız to Bursa, Airplane Maintenance Senior Sergeant Emre Altıok to Samsun, Airplane Maintenance Senior Sergeant Berkay Karaca to Kırklareli, Airplane Maintenance Senior Sergeant Burak İbbiği to Çorum, Airplane Maintenance Senior Sergeant İlhan Ongan to Bilecik, Air Supply Senior Sergeant Ahmet Yasir Kuyucu to Konya, and Air Transport Specialist Sergeant Emre Sayın to Balıkesir.

FORENSIC PROCEDURES COMPLETED

The forensic procedures for the bodies of the soldiers who were martyred in the "C130" military cargo plane that crashed at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border have been completed.