A Turkish helicopter dumped in the Kurdish area and many soldiers were killed

A Turkish helicopter dumped in the Kurdish area and many soldiers were killed.

13 Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Şırnak

13 soldiers of the Turkish army, most of them high-ranking, were killed in what is claimed to be an accident as a helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the 23rd Border Division Command in Şırnak province.

According to Turkish media reports, a Cougar helicopter of the Turkish army disappeared off the radar in Şenoba town in Şırnak's Uludere district. 13 soldiers including Division Commander Major General Aydoğan Aydın were on board.

Turkish sources listed the names of soldiers killed in the crash as follows:

Major General Aydoğan Aydın

Colonel Oğuzhan Küçükdemir

Colonel Gökhan Peker

Captain Songül Yakut

Major Koray Onay

Captain İlker Acar

Captain Nuri Şener

Sergeant Major Mehmet Erdoğan

Specialized Sergeant Zeki Koç

Pilot Captain Serhat Sığınak

Pilot Lieutenant Abdülmüttalip Kesikbaş

Sergeant Major Fevzi Kıral

Infantry Specialized Sergeant Hakan İncekal