Turkish Army UH-60 Black Hawk Crash

A Turkish military S-70 Black Hawk crashed in the early evening of 12 November 2026 in the Samanköy neighbourhood of Yeşilyurt district, Malatya province, eastern Türkiye. The Ministry of National Defence said the four military personnel aboard were killed and that the helicopter went down for a reason not yet determined. The crash started a fire that spread to a nearby house before emergency crews put it out, Turkish media reported. The ministry did not disclose the unit or the mission. The Malatya governor, a prosecutor and Land Forces flight-safety teams opened investigations, according to Turkish press reports.