5 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in Turkey

Five soldiers were killed and another critically injured today after a military helicopter crashed during a training flight in Türkiye’s southwest Isparta province. According to the Turkish Armed Forces, an AS 532 Cougar-type helicopter carrying 13 personnel took off from a military command in Senoba, Sirnak. Shortly



afterward, the helicopter hit a high-voltage line and crashed. 

Local media reported that emergency response teams, including ambulances and firefighters, were immediately dispatched to the scene near a gas station in the Keciborlu district.