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Turkish Air Force accidents and incidents

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Turkish Air Force. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

10 records from 1957 to 2026, 8 of them fatal. Most often a General Dynamics F-16; most often in Turkey.

Occurrences1010 accidents · 0 incidents · 7 mapped
Fatal occurrences8Fatality total known for 8 of 10
Reported fatalities218Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1957–202625 Jul 1957 – 25 Feb 2026

By year

Turkish Air Force: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19571 occurrences in 1957, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).00
19631 occurrences in 1963, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).1104
19811 occurrences in 1981, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).166
19961 occurrences in 1996, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).11
20121 occurrences in 2012, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).12
20161 occurrences in 2016, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).00
20171 occurrences in 2017, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).113
20211 occurrences in 2021, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).111
20251 occurrences in 2025, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).120
20261 occurrences in 2026, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (1).11

Aircraft types

Turkish Air Force: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
General Dynamics F-16222
Douglas C-4711104
Eurocopter AS5321111
Eurocopter COUGAR1113
Lockheed C-1301120
McDonnell Douglas RF-4112
Northrop F-51166
Republic F-84100
Sikorsky S-70100
Vickers 75411104

Countries

Turkish Air Force: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
TurkeyTurkey: 8 occurrences, 80.0% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.80.0%6196
GeorgiaGeorgia: 1 occurrences, 10.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 8).10.0%120
UnknownUnknown: 1 occurrences, 10.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 8).10.0%12

Deadliest occurrences

Turkish Air Force: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1963 Ankara mid-air collision1 Feb 1963104Ankara, Turkey2
Pancarköy air disaster22 Sept 198166Babaeski Kırklareli, Turkey1
2025 Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash11 Nov 202520Near Rustavi, Sighnaghi Municipality, Kakheti, Georgia1
2017 Turkish Air Force Eurocopter Cougar crash31 May 201713Şenoba, Uludere, Şırnak1
2021 Turkish Air Force Eurocopter AS532 Cougar crash4 Mar 202111near Tatvan, Bitlis, Turkey1
2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown22 Jun 20122Syria–Turkey border1
2026 Turkish Air Force F-16 crash25 Feb 20261Karesi, Balıkesir1
1996 Turkish F-16 shootdown8 Oct 19961Aegean Sea1

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  1. 2026 Turkish Air Force F-16 crash

    25 Feb 2026 · Karesi, Balıkesir · 1 fatal

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  2. 2025 Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash

    11 Nov 2025 · Near Rustavi, Sighnaghi Municipality, Kakheti, Georgia · 20 fatal

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  3. 2021 Turkish Air Force Eurocopter AS532 Cougar crash

    4 Mar 2021 · near Tatvan, Bitlis, Turkey · 11 fatal

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  4. 2017 Turkish Air Force Eurocopter Cougar crash

    31 May 2017 · Şenoba, Uludere, Şırnak · 13 fatal · not on the map

  5. 2016 Sikorsky S-70 helicopter crash

    5 Jul 2016 · Tohumluk Plateau in the countryside of the Alucra district of Giresun · not on the map

  6. 2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown

    22 Jun 2012 · Syria–Turkey border · 2 fatal

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  7. 1996 Turkish F-16 shootdown

    8 Oct 1996 · Aegean Sea · 1 fatal · not on the map

  8. Pancarköy air disaster

    22 Sept 1981 · Babaeski Kırklareli, Turkey · 66 fatal

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  9. 1963 Ankara mid-air collision

    1 Feb 1963 · Ankara, Turkey · 104 fatal

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  10. 1957 Turkish Air Force F-84 Thunderjet crash

    25 Jul 1957 · Bursa, Turkey

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