Turkish Airlines

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Turkish Airlines, is the national carrier of Turkey based in Istanbul. The airline's main base is Atatürk International Airport (IST), Istanbul, with a hub at Esenboga International Airport (ESB), Ankara.It connects all regions with a certain passenger potential within Turkey. It serves as a bridge between the Turkish Republics of Central Asia, the Balkans, the Middle and Far East, the Americas and Europe.

The airline was established on May 20, 1933, as the State Airlines Administration - Hava Yollari Devlet Isletmesi Idaresi.Turkish Airlines was founded under law no. 2186 in ANKARA under the name"STATE AIRLINES ADMINISTRATION" as a department of Ministry of Defence.In a major reorganisation the state company DHY was replaced with a mixed corporation.The airline is owned by TC Privatisation Administration (75.2%) and private shareholders (24.8%). The airline has 10,956 employees. It also has a 50% holding in subsidiary airline SunExpress.Turkish Airlines has a maintenance centre at its hub Atatürk International Airport, (IST) in Istanbul. Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center (THY Technic) is responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of THY's all aircraft, engines, APUs and components.

   Turkish Airlines has regular flights to following destinations across the world.

Flight Destinations

  Algiers
  Cairo
  Addis Ababa
  Tripoli
  Casablanca
  Tunis
  Beijing
  Hong Kong SAR,
  Shanghai
  Tokyo
  Seoul
  Delhi
  Karachi
  Singapore
  Bangkok
  Baku
  Bahrain
  Tabriz
  Tehran
  Tel Aviv
  Amman
  Almaty
  Astana
  Kuwait
  Bishkek
  Beirut
  Jeddah
  Riyadh
  Damascus
  Dushanbe
  Ashgabat
  Abu Dhabi
  Dubai
  Tashkent
  Sanaa
  Tirana
  Vienna
  Brussels
  Sarajevo
  Sofia

  Zagreb
  Prague
  Nicosia
  Denmark
  Copenhagen
  Lyon
  Nice
  Paris
  Strasbourg
  Tbilisi
  Berlin
  Cologne/Bonn
  Düsseldorf
  Frankfurt
  Hamburg
  Hanover
  Munich
  Nürnberg
  Stuttgart
  Athens
  Budapest
  Milan
  Rome
  Skopje
  Chisinau
  Amsterdam
  Oslo
  Poland
  Warsaw
  Lisbon
  Bucharest
  Moscow
  Belgrade
  Pristina
  Ljubljana
  Barcelona
  Madrid
  Stockholm
  Basle
  Geneva
  Zürich
  Adana
  Adiyaman
  Agri
  Ankara
  Antalya
  Batman
  Bodrum
  Bursa
  Dalaman,
  Denizli
  Diyarbakir
  Elazig
  Erzincan
  Erzurum
  Gaziantep
  Istanbul
  Izmir
  Kahramanmaras
  Kars
  Kayseri
  Konya
  Malatya
  Mardin
  Mus
  Samsun
  Sivas
  Sanliurfa
  Trabzon
  Van
  Ukraine
  Donetsk
  Kiev
  Odessa
  Simferopol
  London
  Manchester
  Chicago
  New York City
Following are the contact details of Turkish Airlines in Turkey

Turkish Airlines,
General Management Building,
Ataturk Airport,
Yesilkoy 34830
Istanbul Turkey

24 Hour Reservation
Phone: +90 212 444 0 849

Miles & Miles Call Center
Phone: +90 212 444 0 849
Fax: +90 212 465 23 06
E-mail: milesandmiles@thy.com

Online Check-in Call Center (Turkey)
Phone: + 90 212 463 63 63 / 3569 (7 days/24 hours)
E-mail: ocihelp@thy.com

INTERNET ADMINISTRATION & TECHNICAL SUPPORT GROUP (TURKEY)
Monday to Friday:
Phone: +90 (212) 463 63 63 / 7975
Working Hours: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM (GMT+2)
E-mail: IATS@thy.com
To know more about Turkish Airlines and its schedule, please visit their official website www.turkishairlines.com