This is a list of defunct airlines of Turkey. [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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ACT Airlines |
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9T | RUN | CARGO TURK | 2004 | 2011 | Rebranded as MyCargo Airlines |
Active Air |
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AKT;AKV | 1995 | 1996 | |||
Air Alfa |
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H7 | LFA | Air Alfa | 1992 | 1997 | Renamed/merged to Alfa Airlines |
Air Anatolia |
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TD | NTL | Air Anatolia | 1998 | 2003 | |
Air Berlin Turkey |
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AB | BER | 2011 | 2013 | Absorbed into Pegasus Airlines | |
Airgroup Havacilik | AGH | 1993 | 2004 | ||||
Akdeniz Airlines |
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AKD | AKDENIZ AIRLINES | 1995 | 1995 | ||
Albatros Airlines |
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8Z | ABK | Air Albatros | 1992 | 1996 | |
Alfa Airlines |
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H7 | LFA | 1997 | 2002 | ||
Anadolu | AJA | 1989 | 1989 | ||||
Anadolu Express | 2000 | 2001 | |||||
Anex Airlines | 2000 | 2001 | |||||
Ankair |
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VVF | WORLDFOCUS | 2008 | 2008 | ||
AtlasGlobal |
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KK | KKK | ATLASGLOBAL | 2001 | 2020 | |
Baron Air Cargo |
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BGK | 2004 | 2004 | Rebranded as Kuzu Airlines Cargo | ||
Bestair |
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5F | BST | BARBIE | 2006 | 2009 | |
Birgenair |
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KT | BHY | BIRGENAIR | 1988 | 1996 | |
Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı |
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PQ | BHT | Basfir | 1987 | 1989 | |
Borajet |
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YB | BRJ | BORA JET | 2010 | 2017 | |
Bosphorus Airways |
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6Z | BSP | Bosphorus | 1991 | 1994 | |
Bosphorus European Airways |
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BHY | 2001 | 2004 | |||
BAL | WL;FB | 1977 | 1981 | ||||
Cargo Air Transport | 2003 | 2004 | |||||
Dardanel Air | DRD | 1999 | 1999 | ||||
Devlet Hava Yolları | 1938 | 1954 | Merged to Turkish Airlines | ||||
Dogus Air | 1998 | 2000 | |||||
Ekspress Airlines | 1999 | 1999 | |||||
Euro Sun |
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ESN | 2000 | 2001 | |||
Express Airlines | 2001 | 2001 | |||||
Fly Air |
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F2 | FLM | FLY AIR | 2002 | 2007 | Ceased operations |
Global Air Cargo | GLH | 1995 | 1996 | ||||
Golden International Airlines | GTC | Golden Wings | 2007 | 2007 | |||
Greenair |
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WK | GRN | 1990 | 1994 | Merged to Active Air | |
GTI Airlines |
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1996 | 1999 | Merged to Air Anatolia | |||
Han Air | 1995 | 1998 | |||||
Holiday Airlines |
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HW | HLD | 1994 | 1996 | Ceased operations | |
Imsik | 1988 | 1988 | |||||
Inter Airlines |
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6K | INX | INTER-EURO | 1999 | 2008 | |
Istair | 1986 | 1988 | |||||
Istanbul Airlines |
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1986 | 2000 | ||||
IZair |
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4I | IZM | IZMIR | 2006 | 2018 | Absorbed into Pegasus Airlines |
Karadeniz Airlines | AZG | 1980 | 1996 | ||||
Marin Air | 2004 | 2004 | |||||
Marmara Air | 1986 | 1986 | |||||
MyCargo Airlines |
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9T | RUN | CARGO TURK | 2011 | 2017 | Rebranded as Air ACT |
Nesu Air |
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1984 | 1990 | ||||
Noble Air |
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HK | NAD | NOBLEAIR | 1989 | 1991 | |
Orbit Express Airlines | OA | ORX | OREX | 2003 | 2004 | Merged to ACT Airlines | |
Onur Air |
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8Q | OHY | ONUR AIR | 1992 | 2021 | It was forced to suspend all operations until further notice in 2021 and was declared bankrupt in April 2022 |
Pan Havacilik | PHT | 1998 | 2006 | ||||
Rose Air |
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ROZ | Air Rose | 1999 | 2000 | Grounded by Turkish CAA since three aircraft are minimal fleet size. To be relaunched as Euro Sun. | |
Saga Airlines |
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H3 | SGX | SAGA | 2004 | 2013 | |
Sky Airlines |
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ZY | SHY | SKY POWER | 2001 | 2013 | |
Sönmez Airlines | 1984 | 2005 | |||||
Sultan Air |
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KJ | SUT | SULTAN | 1989 | 1993 | |
SUNWAY Intersun Havacilik Anonim Sirketi |
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IS | SWW | Intersun | 1995 | 1997 | |
Talia Airways |
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XW | 1987 | 1988 | |||
Tarhan Tower Airlines |
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TTH | 2006 | 2007 | |||
Tayfunair |
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Z4 | TAY | 1995 | 1998 | ||
THT Hava Yollari | ZH | THT | 1989 | 1993 | Merged to Turkish Airlines | ||
Top Air | B6 | TOP | 1990 | 1998 | |||
Toros Air |
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CN | TAU | 1986 | 1989 | ||
Trans-Asia Airlines | 1998 | 1998 | |||||
TRUVA | 1996 | 1996 | |||||
TUR European Airways |
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YI | TCT | TurAvrupa | 1987 | 1994 | |
Turkish Express | 2007 | 2007 | Rebranded as AnadoluJet | ||||
Turkol |
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1981 | 1981 | ||||
Turkuaz Airlines |
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TRK | TURKU | 2006 | 2010 | Bankrupt | |
United European Airways | UEL | 1992 | 1993 | ||||
UPS Turkey | UNS | 2004 | 2006 | ||||
VIP-Air |
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1991 | 1992 | Formed by Sultan Air, then reintegrated. | |||
World Focus Airlines |
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VVF | WorldFocus | 2005 | 2008 | Changed name to Ankair |
This is a list of defunct airlines of Turkey. [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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ACT Airlines |
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9T | RUN | CARGO TURK | 2004 | 2011 | Rebranded as MyCargo Airlines |
Active Air |
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AKT;AKV | 1995 | 1996 | |||
Air Alfa |
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H7 | LFA | Air Alfa | 1992 | 1997 | Renamed/merged to Alfa Airlines |
Air Anatolia |
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TD | NTL | Air Anatolia | 1998 | 2003 | |
Air Berlin Turkey |
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AB | BER | 2011 | 2013 | Absorbed into Pegasus Airlines | |
Airgroup Havacilik | AGH | 1993 | 2004 | ||||
Akdeniz Airlines |
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AKD | AKDENIZ AIRLINES | 1995 | 1995 | ||
Albatros Airlines |
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8Z | ABK | Air Albatros | 1992 | 1996 | |
Alfa Airlines |
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H7 | LFA | 1997 | 2002 | ||
Anadolu | AJA | 1989 | 1989 | ||||
Anadolu Express | 2000 | 2001 | |||||
Anex Airlines | 2000 | 2001 | |||||
Ankair |
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VVF | WORLDFOCUS | 2008 | 2008 | ||
AtlasGlobal |
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KK | KKK | ATLASGLOBAL | 2001 | 2020 | |
Baron Air Cargo |
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BGK | 2004 | 2004 | Rebranded as Kuzu Airlines Cargo | ||
Bestair |
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5F | BST | BARBIE | 2006 | 2009 | |
Birgenair |
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KT | BHY | BIRGENAIR | 1988 | 1996 | |
Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı |
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PQ | BHT | Basfir | 1987 | 1989 | |
Borajet |
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YB | BRJ | BORA JET | 2010 | 2017 | |
Bosphorus Airways |
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6Z | BSP | Bosphorus | 1991 | 1994 | |
Bosphorus European Airways |
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BHY | 2001 | 2004 | |||
BAL | WL;FB | 1977 | 1981 | ||||
Cargo Air Transport | 2003 | 2004 | |||||
Dardanel Air | DRD | 1999 | 1999 | ||||
Devlet Hava Yolları | 1938 | 1954 | Merged to Turkish Airlines | ||||
Dogus Air | 1998 | 2000 | |||||
Ekspress Airlines | 1999 | 1999 | |||||
Euro Sun |
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ESN | 2000 | 2001 | |||
Express Airlines | 2001 | 2001 | |||||
Fly Air |
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F2 | FLM | FLY AIR | 2002 | 2007 | Ceased operations |
Global Air Cargo | GLH | 1995 | 1996 | ||||
Golden International Airlines | GTC | Golden Wings | 2007 | 2007 | |||
Greenair |
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WK | GRN | 1990 | 1994 | Merged to Active Air | |
GTI Airlines |
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1996 | 1999 | Merged to Air Anatolia | |||
Han Air | 1995 | 1998 | |||||
Holiday Airlines |
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HW | HLD | 1994 | 1996 | Ceased operations | |
Imsik | 1988 | 1988 | |||||
Inter Airlines |
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6K | INX | INTER-EURO | 1999 | 2008 | |
Istair | 1986 | 1988 | |||||
Istanbul Airlines |
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1986 | 2000 | ||||
IZair |
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4I | IZM | IZMIR | 2006 | 2018 | Absorbed into Pegasus Airlines |
Karadeniz Airlines | AZG | 1980 | 1996 | ||||
Marin Air | 2004 | 2004 | |||||
Marmara Air | 1986 | 1986 | |||||
MyCargo Airlines |
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9T | RUN | CARGO TURK | 2011 | 2017 | Rebranded as Air ACT |
Nesu Air |
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1984 | 1990 | ||||
Noble Air |
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HK | NAD | NOBLEAIR | 1989 | 1991 | |
Orbit Express Airlines | OA | ORX | OREX | 2003 | 2004 | Merged to ACT Airlines | |
Onur Air |
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8Q | OHY | ONUR AIR | 1992 | 2021 | It was forced to suspend all operations until further notice in 2021 and was declared bankrupt in April 2022 |
Pan Havacilik | PHT | 1998 | 2006 | ||||
Rose Air |
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ROZ | Air Rose | 1999 | 2000 | Grounded by Turkish CAA since three aircraft are minimal fleet size. To be relaunched as Euro Sun. | |
Saga Airlines |
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H3 | SGX | SAGA | 2004 | 2013 | |
Sky Airlines |
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ZY | SHY | SKY POWER | 2001 | 2013 | |
Sönmez Airlines | 1984 | 2005 | |||||
Sultan Air |
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KJ | SUT | SULTAN | 1989 | 1993 | |
SUNWAY Intersun Havacilik Anonim Sirketi |
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IS | SWW | Intersun | 1995 | 1997 | |
Talia Airways |
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XW | 1987 | 1988 | |||
Tarhan Tower Airlines |
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TTH | 2006 | 2007 | |||
Tayfunair |
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Z4 | TAY | 1995 | 1998 | ||
THT Hava Yollari | ZH | THT | 1989 | 1993 | Merged to Turkish Airlines | ||
Top Air | B6 | TOP | 1990 | 1998 | |||
Toros Air |
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CN | TAU | 1986 | 1989 | ||
Trans-Asia Airlines | 1998 | 1998 | |||||
TRUVA | 1996 | 1996 | |||||
TUR European Airways |
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YI | TCT | TurAvrupa | 1987 | 1994 | |
Turkish Express | 2007 | 2007 | Rebranded as AnadoluJet | ||||
Turkol |
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1981 | 1981 | ||||
Turkuaz Airlines |
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TRK | TURKU | 2006 | 2010 | Bankrupt | |
United European Airways | UEL | 1992 | 1993 | ||||
UPS Turkey | UNS | 2004 | 2006 | ||||
VIP-Air |
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1991 | 1992 | Formed by Sultan Air, then reintegrated. | |||
World Focus Airlines |
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VVF | WorldFocus | 2005 | 2008 | Changed name to Ankair |