Türkiye, Georgia coordinate rescue efforts after C130 plane crash

Türkiye’s Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, held a phone conversation with his Georgian counterpart, Gela Geladze, following the crash of a Turkish C130 military cargo plane near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border.

Yerlikaya shared details of the conversation on his social media page on X, Caliber.Az reports.

Azerbaycan’dan ülkemize gelmekte olan MSB Bakanlığımıza ait C130 askeri kargo uçağımızın Gürcistan-Azerbaycan sınırında düştüğünü derin bir üzüntüyle öğrendim.

Arama kurtarma çalışmaları devam ediyor. Gürcistan İçişleri Bakanı Sayın Gela Geladze ile telefonla görüştüm. Sayın…

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) November 11, 2025

"With deep sorrow, I learned that our C130 military cargo plane, belonging to the Ministry of National Defence and en route to our country from Azerbaijan, crashed on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border. Search and rescue operations are ongoing. I spoke by phone with the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Gela Geladze. The minister is also heading to the site of the incident," the Turkish minister noted.

By Vafa Guliyeva