All 20 personnel on a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia died

Turkey’s defense minister said Wednesday all 20 personnel on a military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia have died

Wednesday 12 November 2025 04:57 GMT

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Turkey’s defense minister said Wednesday all 20 personnel on a military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia have died.

The C-130 plane had taken off from Azerbaijan and was on its way back to Turkey when it crashed Tuesday in Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality, close to the Azerbaijani border.

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All 20 personnel on a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia died

Turkey’s defense minister said Wednesday all 20 personnel on a military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia have died

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