A Turkish Airlines flight has been forced into an emergency landing after a note with the word 'bomb ' was reportedly found in the toilet . The flight from Istanbul scheduled for Sao Paulo , Brazil touched down in Casablanca , Morocco after declaring an emergency over North Africa . The airline confirmed the Boeing 777 with the flight number TK15 was carrying 256 people and made a diversion due to a 'bomb threat ' . A Turkish Airlines flight has been forced into an emergency landing following a bomb scare . The action on board was reported by Istanbul-based journalist Erdem Arda Güneş . Istanbul-based journalist Erdem Arda Güneş claimed on Twitter that the diversion was due to a bomb scare after a note was discovered in the plane 's toilet . The airline has not yet confirmed the bomb threat was made using a note in the toilet . However , Turkish Airlines said it is standard procedure to make an emergency landing if a threat is issued . The Boeing 777 was forced into a diversion and landed safely at Casablanca Airport . All fights in and out of Casablanca Airport were put on hold to allow the plane to land . The flight is reported to have landed safely at Casablanca and investigations are being carried out . MailOnline Travel has contacted Turkish Airlines for further comment and is awaiting a response . No further information was immediately available . It is the second incident in two days where a Turkish Airlines flight out of Istanbul has been the subject of a bomb threat . Yesterday flight TK-52 from Istanbul to Tokyo was forced to land at Ataturk Airport after the words 'C4-Cargo ' were discovered written in the toilet . The words relate to the plastic explosive C-4 . BGN News reported that the words were discovered by the cabin crew . They alerted the pilot who sent out a signal to make an emergency landing . After the passengers were evacuated after landing , a full sweep took place involving mobile technology , but no threat was discovered .
Plane scheduled for Sao Paulo , Brazil , diverted to Casablanca , Morocco . Turkish media reporting emergency declared after bomb threat . Plane believed to have landed safely and investigations begin .