A Turkish military cargo plane carrying 20 people crashed on the Azerbaijan-Georgia border

An investigation has been opened,” the Georgian Interior Ministry said, promising the forthcoming publication of “detailed information.”

A Turkish military cargo plane, coming from Azerbaijan and bound for Turkey, crashed on Tuesday, November 11 in eastern Georgia, near the border with Azerbaijan, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced, saying that 20 soldiers and crew members were on board. “Search and rescue operations launched in coordination with Azerbaijani and Georgian authorities”added the ministry.

Ankara asked the press to do so “don’t post pictures” from the accident. “May God forgive our martyrs”President Recep Tayip Erdogan said earlier in his speech, without mentioning the results.

Türkiye’s Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, claimed X had spoken to his Georgian counterpart, Gela Geladze. Tbilisi detailed that the accident occurred in the Sighnaghi region, in eastern Georgia, about five kilometers after crossing the border. “An investigation has been opened,” added Georgian authorities, promising future publications “detailed information about the incident”.