Turkish Authorities Find No Explosives in C-130 Crash Investigation

(MENAFN) Preliminary findings from the investigation into a C-130 military transport plane that crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border last fall indicate no traces of explosives, according to reports citing the Turkish National Defense Ministry on Thursday.

The Turkish C-130 went down on November 11, 2025, while returning from Azerbaijan, carrying 20 people, including the flight crew.

Speaking during a weekly press briefing aboard the TCG Anadolu – Turkey’s amphibious assault ship – amid the Blue Homeland-2026 exercise, ministry spokesperson Adm. Zeki Akturk stated that forensic examinations detected no explosive residues inside or outside the wreckage.

Reports said that technical investigations, led by the Air Force Command, continue at the crash site in Georgia and at maintenance facilities in Turkey, with participation from multiple military units and defense industry partners.

Initial analysis of the flight data recorder showed no anomalies in crew communications or aircraft systems until the moment of the crash. The recording ended after the tail cone separated from the fuselage, cutting power and data connections and leaving no additional information to clarify the cause of the accident.

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