A Turkish accident investigation has begun its work on the crash website in coordination with Georgian authorities.
Printed On 12 Nov 2025
All 20 personnel on board a Turkish C-130 army cargo plane that crashed in Georgia near its border with Azerbaijan have died, the Turkish Defence Ministry says, as investigators study the reason for the accident on the website.
The affirmation got here on Wednesday, a day after the airplane crashed after taking off from the close by Azerbaijani metropolis of Ganja.
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“Our heroic comrades-in-arms had been martyred,” Defence Minister Yasar Guler mentioned in a social media put up, alongside images of the deceased of their uniforms.
The ministry mentioned a Turkish accident investigation, in coordination with Georgian authorities, had begun inspecting the wreckage on the crash website within the Sighnaghi municipality of Georgia’s Kakheti district early on Wednesday.
The crash, Turkiye’s deadliest army incident since 2020, occurred about 5km (3.1 miles) from the Georgian-Azerbaijani border.
Georgia’s Sakaeronavigatsia air site visitors management service mentioned the plane disappeared from radar quickly after coming into the nation’s airspace, sending no misery sign previous to the crash.
Dramatic footage printed by Azerbaijani media appeared to point out the plane sending a big cloud of black smoke into the sky after it crashed, leaving particles strewn throughout the bottom.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned he was “deeply saddened” by the crash and expressed his condolences.
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia, together with NATO Secretary-Common Mark Rutte, have conveyed condolences over the crash, whereas the USA ambassador to Turkiye, Tom Barrack, additionally expressed his nation’s solidarity.
US agency Lockheed Martin, the maker of the C-130 Hercules, additionally expressed its condolences and mentioned it was dedicated to helping the investigation in any manner required.
The C-130 is a four-engine, turboprop transport plane that’s extensively utilized by militaries around the globe to hold personnel, cargo and different tools.
