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
