The Turkish Defence Ministry has released the names of the 20 military personnel who were killed when a Turkish military aircraft crashed on Georgian territory.

Those who lost their lives include pilot Gökhan Korkmaz, aircraft technical service chief Lieutenant Emre Merkan, aircraft technical sergeant Nuri Özkan, senior aircraft technical sergeant İlhan Ongan, air staff chief İlker Aykut, and air force officers Serdar Uslu, Nihat İlgen, Cüneyt Kandemir, Ümit İnce, Burak Özkan, Emre Kuran, Hamdi Armağan Kaplan, Akın Karakuş, Ramazan Yağız, Emre Altıok, Burak İbiş, Berkay Karaça, Ahmet Yaşar Kuyucu, Cem Dolapçı, and Emre Sayin.

The aircraft crashed in the Sighnaghi municipality, approximately five kilometres from the Georgian border, while en route from Azerbaijan to Türkiye.

Authorities in Georgia have launched an investigation under Article 275, Part 4 of the Criminal Code, which addresses violations of air transport safety or operational regulations resulting in loss of life. The Turkish Defence Ministry confirmed that all 20 personnel on board were killed.