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A military helicopter crashed in the Yesilyurt district of Türkiye’s eastern province of Malatya on Thursday evening, and the Defense Ministry said search and rescue work began immediately after the wreckage was reached. The ministry did not say how many people were aboard or what condition they were in.
The crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. local time in the Samankoy area of Yesilyurt, according to Turkish media reports. The Ministry of National Defense identified the aircraft as an S-70 type helicopter.
“One of our S-70 type helicopters was involved in an accident in Malatya for a reason not yet known,” the ministry said in a statement. “The wreckage has been reached, and search and rescue work has begun immediately.”
Firefighters, emergency health teams and the disaster agency AFAD were sent to the scene in large numbers. A small fire that broke out in the area was put out by the crews. Police and military officials are examining the site.
The ministry said the reason for the accident is unknown. The statements and reports available so far do not say how many crew members or passengers were on board, whether anyone was hurt or killed, or what the helicopter was doing at the time.
The S-70 is the manufacturer’s designation for the utility helicopter family built by the U.S. company Sikorsky and widely known as the Black Hawk. Variants of the aircraft are used by armed forces in many countries, including Türkiye.
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