Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines (THY, TK)

Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları; codes: TK, THY) is a good, competent international airline with worldwide routes and domestic connections to every important Turkish city.

THY has non-stop flights from Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, most major European and Asian, and some African cities to Istanbul.

THY's aircraft fleet is relatively new and its safety record is good. Terminal and in-flight service is generally of a very good European standard, security is better than most, and everybody speaks English. Flights & fares

Most other major European national airlines (Alitalia, Air France, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Olympic, SAS, etc) also have flights to Istanbul, as does Delta Air Lines from the USA.

Within Turkey, THY runs domestic flights from its Istanbul hub to every important city, town and tourist resort in the country (map: Regions & Major Cities) including Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Izmir and Kayseri (for Cappadocia). Its low-fare domestic subsidiary, AnadoluJet, flies to many more cities. More...