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S-70 military helicopter crash in Turkey kills four personnel
An S-70 military helicopter crashed in Malatya province in southern Turkey on Thursday evening.
All four personnel aboard were killed, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said.
The crash happened in Samankoy, near the provincial capital, Malatya.
The cause has not yet been determined.
Flames spread to a nearby house, but no casualties on the ground were reported.
The S-70 is widely used by militaries as a transport helicopter, and its variants include the Black Hawk.
Emergency crews were sent to the scene, but no further steps or findings were reported.
A military S-70 helicopter crashed in Malatya province in southern Turkey on Thursday, killing four personnel, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
The crash occurred in the evening in Samankoy, in Yeşilyurt district.
The cause of the crash has not been determined.
The crash started a fire that spread to a nearby house, according to the DHA news agency.
Police, firefighters and medical teams were sent to the scene.
- Who
- Four military personnel were killed.
- What
- An S-70 military helicopter crashed.
- When
- Thursday, November 12, 2026, in the evening.
- Where
- Samankoy, in Yeşilyurt district, Malatya province, Turkey.
- Why
- The cause has not been determined.
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The S-70 helicopter crashed in Samankoy, Malatya province.
Rescue teams reached the wreckage and began search-and-rescue operations, according to an initial Defense Ministry statement.
The Defense Ministry announced that four personnel had been killed.
- Deaths
- 4 military personnel
- Aircraft
- S-70 helicopter
- Crash site
- Samankoy, Yeşilyurt district, Malatya province
- Date
- November 12, 2026
- Cause
- Not determined
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What people are saying
As a result of an accident involving our S-70 helicopter in Malatya, for a reason not yet determined, 4 of our heroic comrades-in-arms aboard the helicopter were martyred
We pray that God will have mercy on our martyrs and offer our condolences and prayers for strength to their grieving families, our Turkish Armed Forces, and our noble nation.