Rescuers have found the wreckage of a Turkish F-16 fighter jet that is believed to have crashed near Turkey's border with Syria, reports say.
The plane was flying over the Amanos Mountains in the southern province of Osmaniye when it lost radio contact, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
The pilot sent a message saying "I'm jumping" before contact was lost, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement.
The search for the pilot continues.
Loud bang
Osmaniye governor Celalettin Cerrah said a cockpit window and some other pieces of the aircraft had been found in the Caksir area, according to the Anatolia news agency.
Map showing Turkish town of Osmaniye on border with Syria
The jet, which is based at the 5th Main Jet Command in the northern province of Amasya, had been performing an operational flight
