Turkish soldier succumbs to wounds after copter crash
Soldier was wounded when training helicopter hit roof of 4-story building in Istanbul’s Sancaktepe district on Nov. 26
By Hatice Senses Kurukiz
ISTANBUL
A Turkish soldier, injured in a military training helicopter crash, succumbed to his wounds in Istanbul on Tuesday, hospital sources said.
On Nov. 26, four soldiers were killed when the helicopter crashed in a residential area in Istanbul’s Sancaktepe district, hitting the roof of a four story building.
Ozkan Yilmaz, 28, had been rushed to the hospital and had been treated in an intensive care unit for four weeks.
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