12.11.2025 14:00
In Georgia, 20 soldiers were martyred in a C-130 military cargo plane belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces that crashed. Three martyr notifications reached Kayseri at once. Among the martyrs are Air Pilot Major Nihat İlgen, Air Pilot Major Serdar Uslu, and Airplane Maintenance Non-Commissioned Officer Senior Chief Master Sergeant Nuri Özcan. While the sad news was conveyed to martyr families across Turkey, Turkish flags were hung in the cities, and condolence tents were set up.
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It was announced that 3 of the 20 soldiers who were martyred as a result of the crash of a C-130 military cargo plane belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces, which took off from Azerbaijan to Turkey, were from Kayseri. The Ministry of National Defense shared the identities of the martyrs, and the news of 3 martyrs reached Kayseri at once.
MARTYRED MAJORS AND SERGEANT WERE FROM KAYSERI
The Air Pilot Major Nihat İlgen, Air Pilot Major Serdar Uslu, and Air Aircraft Maintenance Senior Sergeant Nuri Özcan, who were martyred in the disaster, are being remembered with tears in their hometown of Kayseri.
"WE WILL SEND OFF OUR THREE HEROES FOR THE HOMELAND"
After the news of the martyrs, Turkish flags were hung in front of many houses in various cities, and condolence tents were set up. While the preparations for the ceremony in Kayseri continue, the people of the city shared their grief with the words, "We will send off our three heroes for the homeland." The Ministry of National Defense reported that a technical investigation regarding the accident is ongoing and that the black box is being examined.
TWO POSSIBLE CAUSES ARE BEING CONSIDERED
Experts are focusing on two possible technical reasons for the accident. The first possibility is related to the age of the aircraft. The C-130, which has been in use for over 50 years, had its last major maintenance in 2020, and it is considered that a structural failure may have occurred in the air due to metal fatigue or corrosion. The second possibility is a loading error. Improper securing of loads in transport aircraft can create instability and vibration during flight; this situation can also lead to fuselage damage.
NAMES OF OUR MARTYRS
- Air Pilot Major Serdar Uslu
- Air Pilot Major Nihat İlgen
- Air Pilot Captain Gökhan Korkmaz
- Air Pilot First Lieutenant Cüneyt Kandemir
- Air Aircraft Maintenance First Lieutenant Emre Mercan
- Air Transport Specialist Corporal Emre Sayın
- Air Transport Specialist Corporal Cem Dolapci
- Air Supply Senior Corporal Ahmet Yasir Kuyucu
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Senior Sergeant Nuri Özcan
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Senior Sergeant Ümit İnce
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Staff Sergeant Berkay Karaca
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Staff Sergeant İlhan Ongan
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Staff Sergeant Burak İbbiği
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Sergeant Burak Özkan
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Sergeant Emrah Kuran
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Sergeant Emre Altıok
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Sergeant İlker Aykut
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Sergeant Hamdi Armağan Kaplan
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Sergeant Akın Karakuş
- Air Aircraft Maintenance Corporal Ramazan Yağız
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