{"id":1906,"date":"2025-11-12T07:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T07:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2025-11-12T07:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T07:48:05","slug":"turkiye-confirms-all-20-soldiers-died-in-its-army-plane-crash-in-georgia-aviation-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1906","title":{"rendered":"Turkiye confirms all 20 soldiers died in its army plane crash in Georgia | Aviation News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>A Turkish accident investigation has begun its work at the crash site in coordination with Georgian authorities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 12 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">12 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>All 20 personnel on board a Turkish C-130 military cargo aircraft that crashed in Georgia close to its border with Azerbaijan have died, the Turkish Defence Ministry says, as investigators examine the cause of the accident at the site.<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation came on Wednesday, a day after the plane crashed after taking off from the nearby Azerbaijani city of Ganja.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cOur heroic comrades-in-arms were martyred,\u201d Defence Minister Yasar Guler said in a social media post, alongside photographs of the deceased in their uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said a Turkish accident investigation, in coordination with Georgian authorities, had begun inspecting the wreckage at the crash site in the Sighnaghi municipality of Georgia\u2019s Kakheti district early on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4100950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4100950\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4100950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25316224138959-1762928615.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Debris is seen at a crash site of a Turkish military cargo plane in Georgia's Sighnaghi municipality, close to the Azerbaijani border\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4100950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debris at the site of a Turkish military cargo plane crash in Georgia\u2019s Sighnaghi municipality [Zurab Tsertsvadze\/AP Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The crash, Turkiye\u2019s deadliest military incident since 2020, happened about 5km (3.1 miles) from the Georgian-Azerbaijani border.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s Sakaeronavigatsia air traffic control service said the aircraft disappeared from radar soon after entering the country\u2019s airspace, sending no distress signal prior to the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic footage published by Azerbaijani media appeared to show the aircraft sending a large cloud of black smoke into the sky after it crashed, leaving debris strewn across the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the crash and expressed his condolences.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia, along with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, have conveyed condolences over the crash, while the United States ambassador to Turkiye, Tom Barrack, also expressed his country\u2019s solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>US firm Lockheed Martin, the maker of the C-130 Hercules, also expressed its condolences and said it was committed to assisting the investigation in any way required.<\/p>\n<p>The C-130 is a four-engine, 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