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Turkey Confirms All 20 Dead in C-130 Crash in Georgia Near Azerbaijan Border

Authorities have opened investigations focused on wreckage analysis after the aircraft vanished from radar without a distress call.

Screengrab of the video circulatiing on social media showing what appears to be the wing section of the C-130 spiraling towards the ground. (Image credit: X) Inset: the track of the aircraft involved in the crash. (Image credit: Flightradar24)
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Overview

  • The Turkish Air Force transport departed Ganja, Azerbaijan, and crashed in Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality about 5 kilometers from the border.
  • Defence Minister Yaşar Güler confirmed that all 20 Turkish military personnel on board, including the flight crew, were killed.
  • Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan coordinated search, recovery, and site access, with Georgian teams reaching the mountainous crash area.
  • Georgia launched a criminal probe under Article 275 on air-transport operation violations resulting in loss of life, and Turkey is preparing its accident inquiry.
  • Witness and social-media videos show the aircraft spiralling with debris separating, but officials say the cause remains undetermined pending analysis.