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August 14, 2026
US President Donald Trump discreetly left Air Force One at Ankara airport on 8 July 2026 to board a C-32A. Sources from the Secret Service and…
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Turkish Airlines will launch a new connection between Istanbul and Chengdu on 11 November. After Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the capital of Sichuan province will become the airline's fourth…
Regulatory approval: Turkish competition authority approves Pegasus Airlines' takeover of Smartwings
Turkish competition authority Rekabet Kurumu has officially approved the planned takeover of Czech Smartwings Group by Turkish airline Pegasus Airlines. A…
More than a century after its opening, the Hejaz Railway could be on the verge of a renaissance. Ankara, Damascus and Amman are planning the…
Corendon Airlines has parted ways with its first Turkish-registered Boeing 737 Max 8. The TC-MKS joined the Turkish holiday airline's fleet in 2018 and has now, after…
German-Turkish airline Sun Express is expanding its flight offering from Turkey's Aegean region to German-speaking countries for the 2027 summer schedule. The joint venture…
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August 13, 2026
By Ermanno Rubini. Article published on August 8 on the author’s LinkedIn profile. On August 7, 2026, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the “Mecca Convention for the…”
Flight safety in Turkey is a major problem in many areas, both civilian and military. Within just a few months, this is already the second F-16 of the Turkish…
Not recognizing Athens' flight information region [FIR] due to an unresolved territorial dispute in the Aegean Sea, Turkey is…
In part one, Gordon and Jay discuss a mixed set of Q2 results for Turkish Airlines. In part two, the conversation turns to Allegiant Air, with the U.S. carrier now taking Sun Country under its wing…
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have set up new political and military coordination mechanisms and will plan joint military exercises as part of the trilateral agreement…
By Ignacio Montes de Oca The Mecca Pact, the defensive alliance formed by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, should not be seen as just another military agreement. Its formation brings together a set…
Turkish Airlines (TK) has completed the longest nonstop flight in its history, carrying Italian football club Juventus from Perth Airport (PER) in Australia to Turin (TRN), Italy, in a special…
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Pegasus falls to operating loss for April-June as international passengers down 11%. Turkish carrier Pegasus swung to a loss for the second quarter as high fuel costs, disruption to its Middle East…
Istanbul Airport has become the busiest cargo airport in Europe after picking up extra volumes as a result of the Iran War. Figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that the…
State carrier Royal Brunei Airlines and Turkish flag carrier Turkish Airlines have deepened their existing codeshare cooperation. Since August 7, 2026, the two airlines have been offering…
Turkish airline Turkish Airlines posted a 20.5 percent increase in total revenue to 7.2 billion US dollars in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year…
August 12, 2026
Investigation opened after the fighter crashed near Istanbul during a routine mission
Investigation underway after fighter went down near Istanbul during routine mission
A Turkish F-16 crashed this Wednesday, August 12, during a training flight in Yalova province, in the northwest of the country. The pilot managed to eject before the crash and…
Istanbul Airport overtook London-Heathrow and took the lead in July among European airports with the most passenger traffic. Turkey's main airport received 8.15…
Ankara is looking to position itself as a defence exporter in the coming years, although still hopes to acquire advanced Western platforms.
A Turkish Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed this Wednesday in Yalova province, in the northeast of the country, while performing a training flight. The accident was…
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter crashed during a training flight in the northwestern province of Yalova on… The post Turkish Air Force F-16 crashes near Yalova during training, pilot ejects…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye has triggered a fresh... The post Saudi Arms Supplies to…
Istanbul Airport continues to expand its capacity and is ready to make a bold move. Local industry sources have reported that the fourth runway is expected to open…
Given the price paid, the state of conflict in the Middle East has produced very few benefits, both from the point of view…
Ukraine has purchased from Turkey 70 M39 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles, along with 12 M270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) capable of firing GMLRS rockets and ATACMS missiles,...
Istanbul Airport, Turkey, became Europe's busiest terminal in July 2026, displacing its counterpart Heathrow, UK, which used the situation to…
