A Turkish C-130 Hercules military aircraft crashed in Georgia after taking off from neighboring Azerbaijan. Türkiye’s defense ministry confirmed that all 20 Turkish soldiers on board were killed in the incident. A video aired on Turkish news channels appeared to show the aircraft spiraling downward, trailing white smoke. Speaking later in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he was deeply saddened by the crash and offered condolences for “our martyrs.” Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev