In response to a tragic crash in Georgia that resulted in the deaths of 20 military personnel, Turkey has announced the temporary suspension of its C-130 military cargo planes. The Defense Ministry revealed on Thursday that the decision was made as a precautionary measure, with all C-130 aircraft undergoing thorough technical inspections before being cleared for future operations. The ill-fated flight was en route from Ganja, Azerbaijan, to Turkey when it crashed in Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality, near the Azerbaijani border, on Tuesday. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The victims were part of a maintenance unit responsible for Turkish F-16 jets that had participated in Azerbaijan’s Victory Day celebrations, commemorating the country’s 2020 military triumph over Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Turkey has dispatched an investigation team to the crash site, and the plane’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been sent to Ankara for analysis. The aircraft, acquired from Saudi Arabia in 2012 and modernized in 2022, had recently undergone maintenance on October 12. The ministry confirmed no ammunition was on board at the time of the crash. Debris was scattered across multiple locations, and the remains of the 20th victim were recovered on Thursday. Funerals will be held after the remains are repatriated and autopsies completed.