The man, who is believed to be responsible for the Russian pilot's death, is identified as Alparslan Chelik.
The alleged killer of the pilot of the downed Russian Su-24 flight has been detained in Turkey, Sputnik News reports citing to Dogan News Agency.
The man, who is believed to be responsible for the Russian pilot's death, is identified as Alparslan Chelik.
According to the same source Chelik was detained Wednesday evening in Izmir. Alparslan Chelik has reportedly been fighting against the government forces in Syria.
No official explanation for his arrest has been circulated yet, but Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday that Moscow will study the reports on Celik's arrest and closely follow the developments.