Turkish Military Aircraft Crash Video: A Turkish C-130 military transport aircraft carrying at least 20 service personnel crashed in eastern Georgia after departing from Azerbaijan on Tuesday. Authorities confirmed that there were casualties, though the exact number has not yet been released. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the crash site. Footage circulating online shows the aircraft spiraling with smoke trailing from its engines shortly before impact, reported Reuters.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paused a public address in Ankara to express condolences for what he referred to as “our martyrs,” a term commonly used to honor military members who die in service. Neither the president nor the Turkish Defense Ministry has disclosed the cause of the crash or provided detailed casualty

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