​A Turkish court on Friday placed under arrest a Syrian military pilot whose aircraft crashed in Turkey near the border with Syria last month, state media reported

The 56-year-old Syrian colonel managed to jump out of the aircraft after pulling his parachute as the plane was going down above the Hatay province in southern Turkey.

The colonel -- who was flying alone when the plane crashed -- is charged with "spying" and "violation of the Turkish Republic's border security", state-run news agency Anadolu said.

The pilot was discharged from hospital after treatment and ordered by a local court to be remanded in custody ahead of trial. The arrest comes after US President Donald Trump launched a strike in Syria.