(260323) -- ANKARA, March 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend a funeral held for two technicians killed in a helicopter crash in Ankara, Trkiye, March 23, 2026. Three Turkish personnel were killed when a military helicopter crashed into Qatari territorial waters on Saturday, Trkiye's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Initial findings indicate the Qatari Armed Forces helicopter went down due to a technical malfunction, the ministry added. One Turkish Armed Forces member and two technicians from Trkiye's state-owned defense company Aselsan were killed.
The funeral of the Turkish Armed Forces member is scheduled for Tuesday. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
