TRKIYE-ANKARA-FUNERAL-QATAR HELICOPTER CRASH

TRKIYE-ANKARA-FUNERAL-QATAR HELICOPTER CRASH

Xinhua
23 Mar 2026, 20:45 GMT+

(260323) -- ANKARA, March 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend a funeral held for two technicians killed in a helicopter crash in Ankara, Trkiye, March 23, 2026. Three Turkish personnel were killed when a military helicopter crashed into Qatari territorial waters on Saturday, Trkiye's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Initial findings indicate the Qatari Armed Forces helicopter went down due to a technical malfunction, the ministry added. One Turkish Armed Forces member and two technicians from Trkiye's state-owned defense company Aselsan were killed.

The funeral of the Turkish Armed Forces member is scheduled for Tuesday. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

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