Our Bureau
New Delhi
The Ahmedabad Air India plane crash in which 241 people lost their lives has been looked into by everyone. There were reports that the Turkish Technic was under scrutiny as there were claims regarding the firm’s involvement in the maintenance of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
The Directorate of Communications Center for Countering Disinformation of Turkey has claimed that all such claims are completely false and have no real bases. It has stated clearly that all these claims are nothing but false narratives to dampen the relationship between Turkey and India. They took to their X handle and put out a long post explaining the situation.
They said, “The claim that the crashed aircraft was maintained by Turkish Technic constitutes disinformation aimed at manipulating public opinion regarding Turkiye-India relations. Under the agreements made between Air India and Turkish Technic in 2024 and 2025, maintenance services are provided exclusively for B777-type wide-body aircraft. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner involved in the accident does not fall within the scope of this agreement. To date, Turkish Technic has not conducted maintenance on any Air India aircraft of this type.”
The Directorate claimed that they have the information regarding who performed the most recent maintenance on the aircraft. But the organisation claims that it is out of their scope to make any claims regarding that and would refrain from doing anything like that to stay away from further speculations.
The organisation also shared their condolences with Indian citizens and expressed their grief on the horrific Ahmedabad crash. However, they will continue to keep a watch on any means that are trying to dent its reputation by dragging its name in the Air India crash.
“The Center for Countering Disinformation will continue to monitor and take the necessary measures against efforts that target the reputation of our flagship brands, which represent Türkiye on the international stage. As the people of Türkiye, we sincerely share the grief of the Indian people over this tragic plane crash,” it said.
