Turkey has called for an extraordinary Nato meeting over the downing of its plane by Syria in international airspace, according to state television.

TRT television reported today that Turkey has sought the Nato meeting for Tuesday.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told State TV that Turkey would seek the meeting over article 4 of the Nato charter concerning Friday's incident.

The article says member countries "will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened".

Mr Davutoglu said that the jet was downed in international airspace after it mistakenly entered Syria, but the plane was not on a spying mission.

The wreckage of the plane was discovered in the Mediterranean today at a depth of 3,281 feet, Turkish television reported. The pilots still have not been accounted for.

Mr Davutoglu said the plane had entered Syria on Friday, but quickly left when warned by Turkey.

The plane had no "covert mission related to Syria," Mr Davutoglu said, adding that it was purely on a training flight to test Turkey's radar capabilities.

Mr Davutoglu said the plane was shot down one mile inside international airspace several minutes after it left Syria.

Syria yesterday insisted the shooting was "not an attack," and that the plane had violated its airspace.