Four soldiers have died and another was wounded after a military helicopter slammed into a residential area in Istanbul, the governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya said.
He added that the helicopter was carrying out training flights at the Samandira air base in Istanbul and the reason for its crash has not yet been determined.
"Treatment for the wounded and an inspection into the cause of the incident has been started. Efforts at the crash site are underway," Reuters cited Yerlikaya as saying.
Footage showed the helicopter had crashed in the middle of a residential area in the Sancaktepe district of Istanbul, on the Asian side of the city. Debris from the crash had scattered across the street, the footage showed.
Medical and emergency teams were dispatched to the area, Anadolu saidm adding that Defence Minister Hulusi Akar would go to the crash site to hold inspections.
