Overview
- The Turkish Defense Ministry said there were no survivors and released the names and photos of the 20 servicemembers.
- The C-130 departed Ganja, Azerbaijan for Turkey and crashed minutes after entering Georgian airspace near Sighnaghi about five kilometers from the border.
- Georgia’s air navigation service reported the aircraft vanished from radar without a distress call, and the wreckage was later found by joint teams.
- Authorities asked media not to publish crash images as videos on X show the plane spinning with parts appearing to have broken away.
- The cause remains undetermined, with experts pointing to possibilities including an external strike, a loss of control, or a cargo-related explosion.