Overview
- The Turkish military transport departed Ganja, Azerbaijan, and went down in Georgia's Sighnaghi municipality about five kilometres from the border.
- Georgia’s air navigation authority said the aircraft vanished from radar minutes after entering Georgian airspace without sending a distress signal.
- Turkey’s defense ministry reported 20 military personnel were on board, and Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said there are fatalities, with full casualty details not yet confirmed.
- Search-and-rescue operations are underway with coordination between Ankara and Tbilisi, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Azerbaijan is also involved in the effort.
- Georgia’s Interior Ministry opened a criminal investigation into possible violations of air safety or operation rules, and officials urged the public to rely on official information amid unverified media claims.