Turkish authorities and leaders gathered in Malatya for an official farewell ceremony for the two pilots.
Turkey Mourns 2 Pilots Downed by Syria
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From left to right, Republican People's Party Leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Chief of Staff General Necdet Ozel, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Chairman of Parliament Cemil Cicek pray at the farewell ceremony, Malatya, Turkey, July 6, 2012.
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Turkish soldiers carry the coffins of fallen Turkish pilots, Captain Gokhan Ertan and Lieutenant Hasan Huseyin Aksoy, Malatya, Turkey, July 6, 2012.
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Nihal Ertan, wife of fallen pilot Captain Gokhan Ertan, kisses the coffin of her husband during an official farewell ceremony at the 7th Jet Main Air Base, Malatya, Turkey, July 6, 2012.
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This photo taken July 4, 2012 and provided by the Turkish military shows the helmet of one of the Turkish pilots of a jet shot down by Syrian forces on June 22, 2012.