As a result of the crash of the military helicopter departing from Bingöl, 11 soldiers died and 4 personnel were injured. The Ministry of National Defense announced that the number of soldiers who died later rose to 11. In the statement made by the Ministry of National Defense, "The contact was cut off at 14.25 with a Cougar type helicopter belonging to our Land Forces Command, which took off at 13.55 today from Bingöl to Tatvan." "As a result of the search, it was determined that the helicopter was broken into an accident. As a result of the accident, 11 of our hero gunmates were martyred and 4 of our hero gunmates were injured. Efforts to send our injured personnel to the hospital are continuing. God's mercy on our heroic comrades who were martyred in this painful incident, our precious families, relatives, Turkish Armed Forces and our noble nation, condolences and patience, urgent healing to our injured personnel. we wish. "
Condolence messages
President Erdoğan received information from Minister of National Defense Akar regarding the incident in which 11 soldiers were martyred and 4 soldiers were injured. Following the search and rescue efforts from the very first moment of the accident, President Erdoğan wished 'mercy to the martyrs and condolences to the families and the Turkish Armed Forces'. Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul, in his post, "The bitter news from Bitlis drove our hearts. Mercy from God Almighty to our martyrs, urgent healing to our wounded. Thank you." Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services, said, "Our heart was burned by the bitter news from Bitlis. I wish God's mercy to our martyred heroic soldiers, condolences to our families, and urgent healing to our wounded. Thank you, the head of our nation." Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said, "I wish mercy from God Almighty to our soldiers who were martyred as a result of the helicopter crash in Bitlis Tatvan, urgent healing to our wounded, and my condolences to our Turkish Armed Forces, our nation and their families." shared his message.
