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Turkish Airlines
Türk Hava Yolları
IATA
TK		 ICAO
THY		 Callsign
TURKISH
Founded 1933
Hubs Atatürk Int'l Airport
Secondary hubs Esenboga International Airport
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Frequent flyer program Miles & Smiles
Alliance Star Alliance
Fleet size 102
Destinations 140 (32 dom + 108 intl)
Headquarters İstanbul, Turkey
Key people Candan Karlıtekin (Chairman), Temel Kotil (CEO)
Website: http://www.thy.com/

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Contents

History

The airline was established on May 20, 1933, as the State Airlines Administration – Devlet Hava Yolları İşletmesi İdaresi (DHY). Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It began operations with an İstanbul, Eskişehir, Ankara service in August 1933. Eskişehir ( eskē'shehēr, Eskişehir "Old City" Latin: Dorylaeum; Greek: Δορύλαιον Dorylaion) is a city In September 1937, the airline received three De Havilland D. The de Havilland Aircraft Company (less commonly spelled de Haviland was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 when Airco, of which Geoffrey H. 86B biplane airliners.

The following December, DHY received the fourth plane. These planes enlarged the domestic routes of DHY to the destination of İstanbul, Eskisehir, Izmir, Ankara, Adana, Kayseri and Diyarbakır. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Eskişehir ( eskē'shehēr, Eskişehir "Old City" Latin: Dorylaeum; Greek: Δορύλαιον Dorylaion) is a city İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. Adana (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus) is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. Kayseri ( Ottoman Turkish:قیصریه Greek: Καισάρεια / Kaisareia: Latin: Caesarea Mazaca Zazaish Diyarbakır (دیاربکر Diyâr-i Bekr 'land of the Bekr ' (from Persian) Kurdish Amed Zazaki language Dêrbekir Syriac [1] The name was changed to Devlet Hava Yolları Umum Müdürlüğü (DHY) in June 1938. The first international flight was launched in 1947 to Athens but it was another 40 years before the introduction of long-haul flights to the Far East and across the Atlantic. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's

In a major reorganisation, the state company DHY was replaced with a mixed corporation, Türk Hava Yolları AO (THY) on 20 February 1956. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The airline's shares were passed to the Prime Ministry Public Participation Administration in 1990, which took the company public in December 1990 selling 5% of the shares. The government later sold about 23. 0% of the shares to the public in December 2004 and a further 28. 75% in May 2006.

Airbus A340-300 of Turkish Airlines.
Airbus A340-300 of Turkish Airlines.

The airline is owned by TC Privatisation Administration (49%) and private shareholders (51%). It also has a 50% holding in affiliated airline SunExpress, the other half of which owned by Lufthansa of Germany. SunExpress (Güneş Ekspres Havacılık AŞ is an Airline based in Antalya, Turkey. It has set up in September 2006 an airline catering JV with Do&Co Restaurants & Catering of Austria. Turkish Airlines quit the Qualiflyer group in 1999, due to incompatibilities with Swissair and Delta.

A request to join the Star Alliance has been accepted in December 2006. Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance. On April 1, 2008, Turkish Airlines joined the Alliance as a full member. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Destinations

Further information: Turkish Airlines destinations

Codeshare agreements

A Turkish Airlines aircraft with the new Star Alliance logo seen at Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3 on March 30, 2008, two days before it formally joined the Alliance.
A Turkish Airlines aircraft with the new Star Alliance logo seen at Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3 on March 30, 2008, two days before it formally joined the Alliance. A list of airports that Turkish Airlines flies to Cargo only destinations served by Turkish Airlines Cargo Beijing Capital International Airport, ( is the main international Airport that serves the capital city of Beijing, People's Republic of China. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Turkish Airlines have codeshare agreements with the following carriers:

Note: This list includes Star Alliance (SA) partners. Code sharing is a business term which was first originated in the airline industry in 1990 when the Australian airline Qantas Airways and the U Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan. Air India Limited ( एअर इंडिया) is the national Airline of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services also known as or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Asiana Airlines (; formerly Seoul Airlines) is an Airline based in Seoul, South Korea and is one of South Korea 's two major EgyptAir ( IATA Code MS ( Arabic: مصر للطيران) is the Flag carrier Airline of the Arab Republic of Egypt and a member Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA ( Urdu: پی آئی اے or پاکستان Royal Air Maroc (commonly called RAM) is the Flag carrier Airline of Morocco, based in Casablanca. TAP Portugal (formerly known as TAP Air Portugal & Transportes Aéreos Portugueses Portuguese Air Transportations) is the National airline Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance. Turkish Airlines joined the Star Alliance on 1 April 2008. Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Cargo

Turkish Airlines Cargo is the freight branch of Turkish Airlines, operating to Asia, Middle East and Europe.

Turkish Airlines Cargo Fleet
Aircraft Total Capacity
(Max. Weight)		 Routes Notes
Airbus A310-300F 3 Europe and Asia More to be added
after conversion from passenger fleet

Fleet

The Turkish Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of April 2008:

Turkish Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Passenger Capacity
(Business/Economy)		 Routes Notes
Airbus A310-200/300 4 208 (18/190)
210 (18/192)
Airbus A319-100 2 124 (12/112)
Airbus A320-200 16 150 (0/150)
156 (0/156)
Airbus A321-200 15
 186 (15/171)
195 (15/180)
202 (15/187)
Airbus A330-200 5 250 (22/228) Europe, Middle East and the Far East
Airbus A340-300 7 271 (34/237) North America and the Far East
Boeing 737-400 9 150 (12/138)
Boeing 737-800 41 165 (90/75)
Total 102
Airbus A310-300.
Airbus A310-300.
Airbus A321-200.
Airbus A321-200.

Affinity programs

Miles & Smiles is the frequent flyer program of Turkish Airlines, started after the airline left Qualiflyer. Qualiflyer was a frequent flyer program created in April 1992 by Austrian Airlines, Crossair and Swissair. The earned miles can be used in Turkish Airlines' flights, as well as flights on Lufthansa, including the entire Star Alliance. Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance.

Livery

Turkish Airlines' livery is white fuselage with blue lettering and a red tail with white circle with the company logo. Also, Turkish Airlines has added tulip figures on its aircraft, starting from the front part till the tail.

New logo

A modified logo has recently been introduced. There are few changes. The most predominant of the changes is the logo's switch from a red emblem on a white background to a white emblem on a red background.

Maintenance center

Turkish Airlines has a maintenance centre at its hub Atatürk International Airport, (IST) in Istanbul. Atatürk International Airport (formerly Yeşilköy International Airport) (Atatürk Uluslararası Havalimanı is the major international Airport 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 Maintenance Center ( THY Technic) is the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul center of Turkish Airlines.

Airbus A330-200.
Airbus A330-200.

Incidents and accidents

During its 75 year history, Turkish Airlines has had three accidents on its international flights, and 18 on domestic flights.

The airline's first accident occurred on February 17, 1959, when a Vickers Viscount Type 793, registration TC-SEV, crashed in heavy fog just before landing at London Gatwick Airport. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. The flight was carrying Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes and a governmental delegation to London for signing the London Agreements on the Cyprus issue. The 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash was an air disaster that occurred on February 17 1959 near London Gatwick Airport. This is a chronological list of Prime Ministers of Turkey, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. Ali Adnan Ertekin Menderes ( 1899 - September 17, 1961) was a Turkish liberal statesman and the first democratically elected leader London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Menderes was among the ten survivors of 8 crew and 16 passengers on board.

The deadliest was Turkish Airlines Flight 981, which crashed in France on 3 March 1974 due to explosive decompression, killing all 346 people aboard. Turkish Airlines Flight 981, registration TC-JAV was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 which crashed just outside Senlis, France, on March 3 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The main cause was a design fault on the cargo doors of DC-10 aircraft. Prior to the Tenerife disaster, it was the deadliest aircraft disaster.

See also

References

  1. ^ Commercial Aircraft and Airline Markings edited by Christopher Chant

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