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A Turkish plane carrying 56 passengers has crashed in south-western Turkey, local official and media say. A Turkish plane carrying 56 passengers has crashed in south-western Turkey, local officials and media say.
The wreckage of the plane was located by police helicopters near the town of Isparta, reports said. There was no immediate information on casualties. The plane was on an internal flight from Istanbul to Isparta, when it disappeared from radar shortly before it was due to land in the early hours.
Aviation authorities lost contact with the AtlasJet flight at 2336 GMT shortly before the plane was due to land. There were 49 passengers and seven crew on board, airline officials said.
A spokesman for the private airline company said there were 49 passengers and seven crew on board. The wreckage of the plane has been found, and search and rescue teams have been deployed to the site. There were no immediate details of any casualties.
Reports said a crisis desk had been set up at Isparta's airport. The flight was operated by the privately-owned Atlasjet, a low-fare Turkish airline run by two Turkish tour operators, Etstur and Oger Tours.
Atlasjet is a low-fare Turkish airline owned by two Turkish tour operators, Etstur and Oger Tours. A local official said the pilot had already requested permission to land when the flight disappeared from the radar screens in the early hours.
Turkish state television has been reading out a list of names of those on board and a crisis desk had been set up at Isparta's airport, reports say.