Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov offered his condolences to Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler over the deadly crash of a military helicopter in Malatya province.

"I am deeply saddened by the news that four servicemen lost their lives in the crash of an S-70 military helicopter in Malatya Province," Minister Hasanov said in his letter of condolences, The Caspian Post reports, citing Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry.

"I pray to Almighty Allah for the repose of the souls of the deceased and extend my deepest condolences to their families. May Allah grant eternal peace to the deceased," he added.

Four soldiers were killed after a Turkish military S-70 helicopter crashed in the eastern province of Malatya on Thursday.

The helicopter went down in the Samanköy neighborhood of Malatya's Yeşilyurt district, where a fire broke out at the crash site and spread to a nearby house, according to local media.