The Sikorsky S-76 helicopter had taken off from Istanbul's Ataturk airport with seven people on board.
Turkey, Istanbul:
A total of seven people had been on board the helicopter, including two Turkish crew, when it crashed shortly after taking off from Istanbul's Ataturk airport.
Bulent Eczabicasi, speaking to reporters, did not specify who the five dead people were or who had survived.
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