17 Turkish soldiers killed as their helicopter crashes![]() November 10, 2012 - 12:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Seventeen Turkish soldiers were killed on Saturday, Nov 10, when their helicopter crashed in southeastern Turkey due to bad weather conditions, the area's governor said, according to Reuters. The Sikorsky helicopter crashed on Herekol mountain, in the Pervari area of Siirt province, Siirt Governor Ahmet Aydin said. The victims were members of gendarmerie special forces, he said. Partner news The international conference, backed by Russia and the U.S., aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament. Bağış said Istanbul’s unique status as a “peaceful coexistence of all cultures and religions” makes it a vital player in the EU. Partner news |