"During the flight, the aircraft was flying within the borders of Syria, which was registered by objective monitoring data,"the ministry said, adding that the aircraft was "supposedly shot down from the ground."
The pilots managed to eject, the ministry said, adding their fate is as yet unknown.
Reports of a downed plane emerged earlier in Turkish media. A Habertürk TV reporter on the scene said the aircraft "turned into a fireball." Numerous witnesses wrote on social media, saying thick plumes of smoke have been rising from the jet crash site.
Turkish military added the plane had been warned at least 10 times over a period of five minutes before being shot down by two Turkish F-16 fighter jets. He said the plane had violated Turkish airspace.
The plane reportedly crashed in a village mostly populated by Syrian Turkmen. The place has been a hotspot between the opposition and the Syrian Army.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has met with officials from the Foreign Ministry. He instructed them to consult with NATO and the UN on the latest developments on the Syrian border, Davutoglu's office said in a statement.
Первое фото катастрофы самолета на границе Сирии и Турции
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The Bulgarian media reports that the Turks have brought down a Russian jet over their territory after 5 min of warning signals
The Russian media reports that a Russian jet crashed over Syria after shots from the ground and the jet was not in Turkey. The pilots catapulted.
In any case I am glad the Russians are not playing game with the Turks and their expansion plans, that would be quite dangerous for the neighbouring countries