🇹🇷Helicopter incidents in Turkey

This database records 9 helicopter incidents in Turkey, the earliest in 2009 and the most recent in 2026. 2 have been recorded so far in 2026. The worst single year was 2017, with 2 incidents.

40 deaths across 7 fatal accidents, which is 78% of all incidents recorded here. Every other accident in Turkey was survived by everyone on board. The deadliest was on 2017-05-31 at Sirnak, which killed 13.

The most frequently recorded type is the Eurocopter AS532 with 2 incidents, followed by the Bell 430 with 2. That reflects how many of each type fly in Turkey rather than how safe they are.

Where a cause has been established, the most common is controlled flight into terrain, in 4 accidents, then weather in 1. Many records carry no established cause, either because the investigation is open or because none was published.