Turkish Military Plane Crashes in Georgia Killing 20 Onboard

Debris at the crash site in Sighnaghi, Georgia, on Nov. 12.Photographer: Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP Photo

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By Patrick Sykes and Ani Avetisyan

November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM UTC

Updated on

November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM UTC

A cargo plane belonging to Turkey’s Ministry of Defense crashed in Georgia on Tuesday, killing all 20 people onboard.

The C130 aircraft was flying from Azerbaijan to Turkey when it crashed in a mountainous area near Sighnagi around 5 kilometers from the Azeri border, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.