Azerbaijan’s Emergency Minister, Georgia’s Interior Minister hold talks on Turkish plane crash

19:29, 11.11.2025

A telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan, Kamaladdin Heydarov, and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Geka Geladze, regarding the crash of a Turkish military aircraft, Azerbaijani media reported.

During the call, Minister Heydarov expressed Azerbaijan’s readiness to immediately assist in search and rescue operations and other measures related to the incident.

Geka Geladze thanked the Azerbaijani side for its support and noted that Georgia would request assistance from Azerbaijani rescue forces if necessary.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the Turkish military aircraft, flying in the Azerbaijan–Turkey direction, crashed in the Sighnaghi municipality, approximately five kilometers from the Georgian border.

As reported by Sakaeronavigatsia, both Ganja Airport and the Turkish authorities have been informed about the incident.

Additionally, the Turkish Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a Turkish C-130 transport aircraft crashed on the Georgia–Azerbaijan border.

By - Tamar Tabatadze

Politics

Kamaladdin Heydarov

Turkish plane crash

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