Overview
- The fighter jet went down around 00:50 local time near the Bursa–Izmir/Istanbul–Izmir highway in Balıkesir.
- Officials said radio contact and tracking were lost shortly after the aircraft departed the 9th Main Jet Base Command.
- Search-and-rescue teams located the wreckage, and the Balıkesir governor confirmed the pilot's death.
- Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said the Balıkesir Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation with prosecutors at the scene.
- The Ministry of National Defence ordered an accident investigation team to determine the cause, which remains unknown.