Türkiye / 2025-12-15-tr-1
airspace incident: Black Sea coast near Çankırı; further crashes in Kocaeli and Balıkesir (2025-12-15)
/ date of the event
What happened
An out-of-control drone that entered Turkish airspace was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 over the Black Sea near Çankırı. Two other drones crashed on 19 and 20 December in Kocaeli and Balıkesir respectively; Turkey's interior minister identified the Kocaeli drone as a Russian-made Orlan-10.
The word "Russian" in this description comes from the source's account of where the object was made or what type it is. It is not a finding about who sent it or on whose orders. This record carries no assessment of responsibility: see the attribution band below.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
not assessed
Nobody has yet assessed responsibility for this record. Not assessed is not the same as not established.
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- not established
- damage
- not established
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022-present)
en.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record