The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has sent letter of condolences to the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Yaşar Güler and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye, Army General Metin Gürak.
The letter says: "I am deeply saddened by the news of becoming Shehids (Martyrs) of pilots as a result of the crash of the SF-260D type military training aircraft belonging to the fraternal Turkish Air Force in Kayseri.
Your grief is our grief too.
I pray to Almighty Allah for the repose of the souls of the died servicemen, share the sorrow and grief of their relatives, and express my deepest condolences to their families.
May Allah rest the souls of Shehids in peace".