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Turkish Air Force F-16 crashes near Yalova; pilot in good condition

The Turkish Defense Ministry said the cause of the August 12 crash will be determined after a detailed investigation.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 12, 2026, 9:12 a.m. ETWritten Aug 12, 2026, 10:21 a.m. ET
A crashed near , in northwestern , on August 12, 2026, according to Hürriyet Daily News. The situation is still developing. The outlet reported that the pilot was taken to Training and Research Hospital and was in good condition, and that emergency crews were dispatched to the crash area in . The cause has not been determined. The . The individual aircraft has not been identified in the available reporting. Registry records list 35 aircraft under the ; that is a description of the operator's holdings and not an identification of the aircraft involved. Geographic reference data places in the Marmara Region, about 13 miles northeast of Air Base (LTBP) — the reference data gives the settlement's own elevation as 1,030 ft, not that of the crash site.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Terrain elevation
1,030 ft
Nearest aerodrome
13 miles SW of Yalova Air Base (LTBP)

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