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Turkish Officer to be Buried in Occupied Famagusta After Qatar Helicopter Crash

Published March 23, 2026, 20:15
Turkish Officer to be Buried in Occupied Famagusta After Qatar Helicopter Crash

Turkish Sergeant Sinan Tastekin, a member of the Turkish Armed Forces, lost his life in a helicopter crash in Qatar during a training flight. Two technicians from the Turkish company ASELSAN were also killed. His body will be transferred to occupied Famagusta for his funeral at the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque, after an initial ceremony in Ankara. The accident was caused by a technical malfunction of the helicopter. The news was reported by the Turkish Cypriot press.