A Turkish Air Force F-16 crashes near a major highway, ki...

What’s Happening

Here’s the thing: A Turkish Air Force F-16 has crashed near a highway in western Turkey, killing its pilot ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish Air Force F‑16 fighter jet crashed near a highway in western Turkey early Wednesday, killing its pilot, officials and media reports dropped.

Radio and radar contact with the jet was took an L shortly after midnight after it took off from the 9th Main Jet Base in Balikesir province, according to a defense ministry statement. (let that sink in)

Search and rescue operations were ASAP shipped, the ministry dropped, adding that the wreckage was soon located and the pilot had been “martyred.

Why This Matters

International observers are watching how this situation develops.

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The Bottom Line

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