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ANKARA, TÜRKİYE (NOV. 14, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF COFFINS DRAPED IN TURKISH FLAGS WAITING AT MURTED AIR BASE FOR FUNERAL CEREMONY IN ANKARA / SOME FAMILIES BIDDING FAREWELL TO MARTYRS

2. PROTOCOL MEMBERS WAITING FOR FUNERAL CEREMONY

3. VARIOUS OF COFFINS DRAPED IN TURKISH FLAGS WAITING AT MURTED AIR BASE FOR FUNERAL CEREMONY IN ANKARA / FAMILIES BIDDING FAREWELL TO MARTYRS

4. VARIOUS OF FUNERAL CEREMONY FOR MARTYRS /
READING MARTYRS’ BIOGRAPHIES AND PRAYING / COFFINS DRAPED IN TURKISH FLAGS BEING CARRIED TO MILITARY CARGO PLANES BY TURKISH SOLDIERS

ANKARA, TÜRKİYE - NOV. 14: A ceremony was held in Türkiye on Friday, Nov. 14, at Mürted Air Base Command for soldiers martyred in the crash of a C-130 military cargo plane on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border.

The Turkish C-130 military cargo aircraft had crashed while on its way home from Azerbaijan. According to the ministry, the aircraft was carrying 20 people, including the flight crew.

At a weekly press briefing, the ministry gave an update on the crash investigation. The flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice data recorder (CVDR) from the aircraft have both been brought to Türkiye for analysis and are currently being examined in the capital Ankara.

The ministry also said that social media accounts that gave the identities of the deceased soldiers before official announcements were identified, and legal action against them has begun.

Besides, the ministry announced that as of this Wednesday, the operations of C-130 aircraft have been temporarily suspended. Flights will resume only after detailed technical inspections are completed.