Overview
- Ankara confirmed all 20 people on board were killed and the Defense Ministry released the victims’ names and photos.
- Georgian air traffic control said the aircraft vanished from radar minutes after entering Georgian airspace and sent no distress call.
- The crash occurred near Signagi about 5 kilometers from the Azerbaijan border after the plane departed Ganja for Turkey following an earlier stop in Trabzon.
- Videos shared by local media show the aircraft spiraling, shedding parts, and breaking apart before impact, with wreckage burning on the ground.
- Authorities have opened a formal inquiry with Turkish teams on site, and while some speculate about sabotage or a missile, officials have not verified any cause; media reports note the airframe may be an older C-130E previously in Saudi service.