Turkish Military Cargo Plane Crashes At Azerbaijan-Georgia Border

Turkish military cargo aircraft. (X @Defence_Turk)

JAKARTA - Turkey's military cargo plane crashed near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border today Tuesday 11 November.

The C-130 aircraft rotated before finally falling leaving a white trail of smoke.

In his X account, the Turkish Ministry of Defense (Kemenhan) said the plane took off from the airport in Azerbaijan to Turkey.

The number of passengers on the plane is not yet known.

🔴🇹🇷Milli Savunma Bakanlığı: "Azerbaycan’dan ülkemize gelmek üzere havalanan bir C130 askerî kargo uçağımız Gürcistan-Azerbaycan sınırında düşmüştür. Arama kurtarma çalışmalarına Azerbaycan ve Gürcistan makamları ile koordineli olarak başlanmıştır" pic.twitter.com/SERMlhAHMt

— Defence Turk (@Defence_Turk) November 11, 2025

🔴🇹🇷Milli Savunma Bakanlığı: "Azerbaycan’dan ülkemize gelmek üzere havalanan bir C130 askerî kargo uçağımız Gürcistan-Azerbaycan sınırında düşmüştür. Arama kurtarma çalışmalarına Azerbaycan ve Gürcistan makamları ile koordineli olarak başlanmıştır" pic.twitter.com/SERMlhAHMt

— Defence Turk (@Defence_Turk) November 11, 2025

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Search and rescue operations have been launched in coordination with the authorities of Azerbaijan and Georgia.

The C-130 military cargo aircraft is known to be widely used by Turkish armed forces to transport personnel and handle logistics operations.

Turkey and Azerbaijan have a close track record of military cooperation.

Video footage related to this incident has been shown on Turkey's private television station, NTV, and other TV stations.