SHOTLIST


ANKARA, TÜRKİYE (NOV. 11, 2025) (TURKİYE PRESIDENCY - ACCESS ALL)

1. WIDE SHOT OF AK PARTY MEMBERS SITTING AND LISTENING TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN (2 SHOTS)

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN SAYING:

“We are deeply saddened to learn that one of our C-130 military aircraft, en route from Azerbaijan to our country, has crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border. Our search and rescue operations are continuing in coordination with national authorities. Allah willing, we will get through this accident with minimal harm.May God have mercy on our martyrs.” (3 SHOTS)
ANKARA, TÜRKİYE - NOV. 11: A Turkish C-130 military cargo aircraft en route from Azerbaijan has crashed in Georgia, the Turkish president said Tuesday.

“We are deeply saddened to learn that one of our C-130 military aircraft, en route from Azerbaijan to our country, has crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an event in the Turkish capital Ankara.

“Our search and rescue operations are continuing in coordination with national authorities. May God have mercy on our martyrs,” he added.

The Defense Ministry also said on US social media company X: “Search and rescue operations have begun in coordination with Georgian authorities.”

Turkish Interior Ali Yerlikaya also expressed his "deep" sorrow over the incident, stating in a post on Turkish social media platform NSosyal that search and rescue efforts are ongoing.

Yerlikaya said he discussed the crash over the phone with his Georgian counterpart Gela Geladze, who he said was also on his way to the scene.

There was no immediate information on how many people were on board the aircraft or possible casualties.