Türkiye bids farewell to Air Force personnel killed in plane crash in Georgia – VIDEO
A solemn ceremony has been held at the Murted Air Field Command in Ankara to honor the Turkish Air Force personnel who died in the crash of a C-130 transport aircraft in Georgia on 11 November
The event included a moment of silence and a recitation from the Quran, News.Az reports, citing Turkish media.
The ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials from Türkiye and Azerbaijan, including Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Numan Kurtulmus; Turkish Minister of Defense Yaşar Güler; Turkish Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş; Azerbaijani Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Namig Islamzada; Azerbaijani Ambassador to Türkiye Rashad Mammadov; and the families of the martyrs.
Following the ceremony, the soldiers’ bodies were transported to their hometowns for burial.
🇹🇷 Türkiye şehitlerini uğurluyor
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Gürcistan'da düşen askeri kargo uçağında şehit olan askerlerimiz için Mürted Hava Meydan Komutanlığı'nda cenaze töreni düzenlendi https://t.co/z9HojphzsW pic.twitter.com/Evz8R62QwD
The Turkish C-130 military cargo aircraft had crashed while on its way home from Azerbaijan. According to the National Defense Ministry, the aircraft was carrying 20 people, including the flight crew.
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