Four soldiers killed as military helicopter crashes in Turkey

ANKARA: Four soldiers were killed when a military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday evening (November 12).

The accident occurred in the Samankoy area, on the southern outskirts of the provincial capital of Malatya, according to Samaa TV.

Turkey’s Defence Ministry confirmed the deaths of the four military personnel. However, the cause of the crash remains unknown.

According to the ministry, the S-70 military helicopter crashed in the evening in the Samankoy area of Malatya province.

In a statement posted on social media, the Defence Ministry said all four soldiers aboard the helicopter had died.

“Our four heroic comrades aboard the helicopter have been martyred,” the ministry said in the statement.

The ministry added that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident.