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 parliament's defence committee, tweeted that Lieutenant General Osman Erbas was among the nine dead. Nine Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Bitlis Ankara: Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and four wounded when their military helicopter crashed Thursday in heavy weather in the country's restive southeast, the defence ministry said. Television images from the crash site showed the ground blanketed in snow and visibility hampered by thick clouds in the mountainous region. Ruling AKP party lawmaker Tolga Agar, who sits on parliament's defence committee, tweeted that Lieutenant General Osman Erbas was among the dead.