Turkey says black box analysis on cargo plane crash to take at least two months

Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Monday it would take at least two months to reach initial findings and analyse the black box of a Turkish cargo plane that crashed in Georgia last week and left 20 soldiers dead.



The C-130 cargo aircraft had left Azerbaijan for Turkey and crashed in Georgia, marking the NATO member's highest military death toll since 2020. Ankara has said it was investigating the cause of the crash.



Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Guler said the black box of the aircraft was being inspected by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS), adding that despite the crash, the C-130 planes - which Turkey has been operating since 1957 - were "generally safe".