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Turkish Foreign Minister offers condolences over Qatar chopper crash

Published: 22 Mar 2026 - 07:29 pm | Last Updated: 22 Mar 2026 - 07:32 pm
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QNA

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan extended his condolences over the victims of a helicopter crash accident in the territorial waters of the State of Qatar, which resulted in the martyrdom of seven personnel.

The aircraft went down due to a technical malfunction while carrying out a routine mission. Those martyred included members of the Qatar Armed Forces as well as personnel from the Qatar-Turkiye Joint Force.

Posting on the Turkish InSocial platform today, Fidan extended his condolences to the families of the martyrs, as well as the Turkish and Qatari peoples.