The Turkish government has so far refused to officially disclose casualty figures, with one official saying "this is not a soccer game".

"Uruguay was a pioneer in the world to recognize the Genocide 50 years ago and today we strongly supported this position," Asti said.

The Secretary of State will not visit Israel, America's foremost Mideast ally and the primary foreign opponent of the Iran agreement.

Experts said the two-meter object washed up on a beach could be a moveable piece of a Boeing 777's wing, called a flaperon.

"There were no survivors, unfortunately. There were four people onboard including the pilot", a police spokeswoman said.