An F-5 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force crashed in Turkey's Konya, the pilot ejected. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Turkish Defense Ministry.

"The F-5 combat training aircraft crashed in Konya due to a collision with a bird, the engines stopped," the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The pilot managed to eject. He was hospitalized, his condition is assessed as stable.