Crew members of a Moldovan freight plane which made an emergency landing on an open field in the southern Turkish city of Antalya on Sunday, were rescued by Turkish gendarmerie teams.

According to the semi-official Anatolia news agency, pilot Sergei Cepren and four crew members were hospitalized in Alanya town of Antalya.

The plane which was bound from the western city of Izmir to the southern city of Adana, was forced to land on a field near the town of Alanya.

The cause for emergency landing was under investigation, the report said.

It was the second emergency landing in Turkey over the weekend.

On Saturday, a Turkish Airlines (THY) jetliner made an emergency landing in the eastern Turkish city of Malatya due to bad weather conditions, Anatolia reported on Sunday.

The jetliner was bound from Istanbul to the southeastern city of Diyarbakir with 166 passengers and seven crew members on board when it made the landing at the Erhac Airport.

Later, the plane took off again and landed at the Diyarbakir Airport safely, said Anatolia.

Source: Xinhua