Date: 16 January 2017
Flight: Flight 6491 (leased from MyCargo Airlines)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-412F
Location: near Manas International Airport
Summary: CFIT
Is Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları) Safe?
We track reported incidents for Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları). This page lists 20 recorded events and highlights the most recent entry.
Most recent listed incident: 16 January 2017
Date: 25 April 2015
Flight: Flight 1878 Gümüşhane
Aircraft: Airbus A320-232
Location: Atatürk Airport
Summary: Hard landing leading to fire, landing gear collapse and runway excursion
Date: 5 January 2011
Flight: Flight 1754
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8F2
Location: Atatürk Airport
Summary: Attempted hijacking
Date: 25 February 2009
Flight: Flight 1951 Tekirdağ
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Location: near Schiphol, Amsterdam
Summary: Instrument failure, stall, loss of control
Date: 3 October 2006
Flight: Flight 1476
Aircraft: Boeing 737-4Y0
Location: Papola Casale Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 8 January 2003
Flight: Flight 634 Konya
Aircraft: Avro RJ100
Location: Diyarbakır
Summary: CFIT
Date: 7 April 1999
Flight: Flight 5904 Trakya
Aircraft: Boeing 737-4Q8
Location: Ceyhan
Summary: Weather, possible icing, crew error
Date: 29 December 1994
Flight: Flight 278 Mersin
Aircraft: Boeing 737-4Y0
Location: Van
Summary: Poor visibility, CFIT
Date: 16 January 1983
Flight: Flight 158 Afyon
Aircraft: Boeing 727-2F2
Location: Esenboğa Airport
Summary: Poor visibility, crash short of runway
Date: 13 October 1980
Flight: Flight 890 Diyarbakır
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Location: Diyarbakır
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 23 December 1979
Flight: TC-JAT Trabzon
Aircraft: Fokker F28-1000
Location: Çubuk, Ankara
Summary: Deviation from course
Date: 19 September 1976
Flight: Flight 452 Antalya
Aircraft: Boeing 727-2F2
Location: near Isparta
Summary: Navigation error, CFIT
Date: 30 January 1975
Flight: Flight 345 Bursa
Aircraft: Fokker F28-1000
Location: Sea of Marmara
Summary: Possible downwind during landing
Date: 3 March 1974
Flight: Flight 981 Ankara
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Location: Ermenonville
Summary: Design error, mechanical failure (faulty cargo door)
Date: 26 January 1974
Flight: Flight 301 Van
Aircraft: Fokker F28-1000
Location: Cumaovası, Izmir
Summary: Wing icing, stall, loss of control
Date: 21 January 1972
Flight: TC-JAC
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9-32
Location: near Adana Airport
Summary: Downwind during emergency landing
Date: 3 February 1964
Flight: TC-ETI
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Ankara
Summary: Disregard of procedure
Date: 8 March 1962
Flight: TC-KOP
Aircraft: Fairchild F-27
Location: Mt. Medetsiz
Summary: Spatial disorientation
Date: 23 September 1961
Flight: Flight 835
Aircraft: Fokker F27-100
Location: Etimesgut, Ankara
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 17 February 1959
Flight: TC-SEV
Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 794D
Location: near Gatwick Airport
Summary: Weather, CFIT for reasons unknown