ANKARA, November 29. /TASS/. The body of Lt Col Oleg Peshkov, the pilot of the SU-24M bomber downed by the Turkish Air Force in Syrian airspace on November 24 has been delivered to Ankara, the NTV channel said.

A military plane of the Turkish Air Force landed at the Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara. Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov and diplomats from the Russian embassy came to the base to take part in the handover of the pilot’s body to the Russian side.

"The date and time of delivery of the pilot to Russia will be specified later," Igor Mityakov, the press attache of the Russian Embassy said.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporter on Sunday morning the Turkish side had received the body or the Russian pilot and preparing it for the handover procedures.

"The body of the Russian pilot who died in the border violation incident has been handed over to us," he said. "Overnight to Sunday, the appropriate religious rituals were performed with the assistance from the Orthodox Christian priests based in the Hatay province."

"At Russia’s request, the body will be handed to the Russian side," Davutoglu said.