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ANKARA, Turkey - An army helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing 11 military personnel on board and injuring two others, the Defence M...

9 soldiers were killed in the crash The crash occurred in Tatvan town where troops have been combating militants Ankara: A military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing nine soldiers on board and injuring four others, the countrys Defense Ministry said. The helicopter crashed in the town of Tatvan, in the predominantly Kurdish-populated Bitlis province. It wasnt immediately clear what caused the crash. The Cougar-type helicopter was on its way to Tatvan from the nearby prov...

9 killed in army helicopter crash in eastern Turkey | 2021/03/04

Senior military commander believed to be among dead

Eleven soldiers have been killed after a military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey near Bitlis. Turkeys defence ministry confirmed that "nine of our heroic comrades" were killed in the incident on Thursday, while two more victims died in hospital of their injuries. Two others were injured after the Cougar-type helicopter crashed in a rural area near the town of Tatvan. The wounded soldiers were evacuated to hospitals, authorities said. Turkeys defence minister, Hulusi Akar, said the two in...

Nine Turkish soldiers have been killed and four wounded when their military helicopter crashed in the southeast of the country, the defence ministry said.

Nine Turkish soldiers, including Lieutenant General Osman Erbas, killed in helicopter crash in Bitlis Updated Mar 04, 2021 | 22:57 IST Ruling AKP party lawmaker Tolga Agar, who sits on parliaments defence committee, tweeted that Lieutenant General Osman Erbas was among the nine dead. Nine Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Bitlis&nbsp Ankara: Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and four wounded when their military helicopter crashed Thursday in heavy weather in...

Senior military commander believed to be among dead

World Offers Condolences After Turkish Helicopter Crash 11 military personnel martyred, 2 injured after Cougar type helicopter crashes in eastern Turkey. Condolences poured in from across the world after 11 Turkish soldiers, including a senior officer, were martyred in a helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg phoned Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to convey condolences for the soldie...

An army helicopter crashed in southeast Turkey on Thursday, killing 11 military personnel and injuring two others, the defence ministry said. The Cougar-type helicopter crashed near the village of Cekmece, close to the town of Tatvan, in the predominantly Kurdish-populated Bitlis province. It was on its way to Tatvan from the nearby province of Bingol when authorities lost contact with it at 2:25pm (11:25 GMT), the ministry said. Nine of the victims died at the crash site, while two died of the...