A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter crashed during a training flight in the northwestern province of Yalova on August 12, 2026, with the pilot ejecting and surviving, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said. Turkish outlet Türkiye Today reported that the pilot was taken to Yalova Training and Research Hospital. Air Force Academy students and candidates are in training at the Yalova site, and jets from Eskişehir or Bandırma periodically fly there to encourage the trainees. Second Turkish F-16 loss of 2026The accident is the second F-16 the Turkish Air Force has lost in 2026. Turkey operates more than 230 F-16s, the largest fleet of the type outside the US Air Force, with most airframes assembled locally under license.