Georgian officials at the site of the C-130 transport plane crash of Turkish air force close the border with Azerbaijan, 11 November 2025. © Ministry of the Interior of Georgia / Anadol / Getty Images
The military transport aircraft C-130 of Turkish air force crashed on Tuesday in Georgia, reported the Turkish Ministry of Defence.
The defence Ministry later confirmed that the full 20-man crew aboard had died.
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported that the aircraft took off from Azerbaijan and flew back to Turkey erstwhile it crashed in the Sighnaghi municipality, about 5 km from the Azerbaijan-Georgian border.
The footage from the scene shows how large the plane falls by spiral flight to the ground.
According to the NTV news channel, the aircraft arrived in Azerbaijan on Tuesday morning from the Turkish town of Trabzon on the Black Sea.
He left Gandhi at 13:20 local time and disappeared from the radar 27 minutes later, reported the NTV station.
Turkish interior minister Ali Jerlikaja reported that his Georgian counterpart, Gela Gelaga, had arrived at the site of the disaster.
"I offer my condolences to our nation and its families" – Jerlikaja wrote on the X portal.
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan reported that the wreck recovery operation is being conducted in cooperation with Georgian authorities.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/627655-turkiye-military-plane-crash/
