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Turkish Airlines accidents and incidents

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Turkish Airlines. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

23 records from 1950 to 2025, 17 of them fatal. Most often a Boeing 737; most often in Turkey.

Leaves out 7 unreviewed and minor records. Include them

Occurrences2318 accidents · 3 incidents · 21 mapped
Fatal occurrences17Fatality total known for 22 of 23
Reported fatalities939Plus 32 serious injuries reported
Years1950–202525 Mar 1950 – 11 May 2025

By year

Turkish Airlines: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19501 occurrences in 1950, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).115
19541 occurrences in 1954, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).125
19591 occurrences in 1959, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).114
19611 occurrences in 1961, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).128
19621 occurrences in 1962, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).111
19721 occurrences in 1972, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).11
19742 occurrences in 1974, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).2413
19751 occurrences in 1975, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).142
19761 occurrences in 1976, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).1154
19791 occurrences in 1979, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).141
19831 occurrences in 1983, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).147
19941 occurrences in 1994, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).157
19981 occurrences in 1998, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).11
19991 occurrences in 1999, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).16
20001 occurrences in 2000, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).00
20031 occurrences in 2003, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).175
20061 occurrences in 2006, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).00
20091 occurrences in 2009, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).19
20101 occurrences in 2010, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).00
20191 occurrences in 2019, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).00
20211 occurrences in 2021, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).00
20251 occurrences in 2025, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (2).00

Aircraft types

Turkish Airlines: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Boeing 7377473
Fokker F2833150
Boeing 72722201
Airbus A330100
Airbus A340100
Avro RJ1001175
Douglas C-471115
Douglas DC-31125
Douglas DC-9111
Embraer ERJ-170100

Airports most often reported

Turkish Airlines: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
İstanbul Airport (IST)İstanbul Airport (IST): 3 occurrences, 13.0% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.13.0%00
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS): 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (İstanbul Airport (IST), 3).4.3%00
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD): 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (İstanbul Airport (IST), 3).4.3%00
Dalaman International Airport (DLM)Dalaman International Airport (DLM): 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (İstanbul Airport (IST), 3).4.3%00
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP): 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (İstanbul Airport (IST), 3).4.3%00
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (İstanbul Airport (IST), 3).4.3%00
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV): 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (İstanbul Airport (IST), 3).4.3%00
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG): 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (İstanbul Airport (IST), 3).4.3%00

Countries

Turkish Airlines: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
TurkeyTurkey: 13 occurrences, 56.5% of the occurrences shown. 13 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.56.5%13555
NetherlandsNetherlands: 2 occurrences, 8.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 13).8.7%19
United StatesUnited States: 2 occurrences, 8.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 13).8.7%00
UnknownUnknown: 2 occurrences, 8.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 13).8.7%115
FranceFrance: 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 13).4.3%1346
ItalyItaly: 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 13).4.3%00
UkraineUkraine: 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 13).4.3%00
United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Turkey, 13).4.3%114

US states and territories

Turkish Airlines: US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
IllinoisIllinois: 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.4.3%00
New JerseyNew Jersey: 1 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Illinois, 1).4.3%00

Deadliest occurrences

Turkish Airlines: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Turkish Airlines Flight 9813 Mar 1974346Ermenonville Forest, Fontaine-Chaalis, Oise, France1
Turkish Airlines Flight 45219 Sept 1976154Karatepe, Isparta, Turkey1
Turkish Airlines Flight 6348 Jan 200375Diyarbakır Airport, Diyarbakır, Turkey1
Turkish Airlines Flight 30126 Jan 197467Izmir Cumaovası Airport, Cumaovası, Turkey1
Turkish Airlines Flight 27829 Dec 199457Near Van Ferit Melen Airport, Van, Turkey1
Turkish Airlines Flight 15816 Jan 198347near Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey1
Turkish Airlines Flight 34530 Jan 197542Sea of Marmara, Turkey1
1979 Ankara Turkish Airlines F28 crash23 Dec 197941Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey1
Turkish Airlines Flight 83523 Sept 196128Karanlıktepe, Ankara Province, Turkey1
1954 Turkish State Airlines Adana crash3 Apr 195425Kurttepe, Adana, Turkey1

All occurrences

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  1. Turkish Airlines Flight 1771

    11 May 2025 · LKPR, RWY 12 · not on the map

  2. Turkish Airlines Flight TK0029

    30 Dec 2021 · Newark, NJ, United States

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  3. Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 8F2 incident

    21 Nov 2019 · Odesa, Ukraine

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  4. Turkish Airlines Flight CAI603

    2 Oct 2010 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  5. Turkish Airlines Flight 1951

    25 Feb 2009 · North of the Polderbaan runway (18R/36L), near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands · 9 fatal

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  6. Turkish Airlines Flight 1476

    3 Oct 2006 · Hijacked in Greek air space, landed at Brindisi Airport in Italy

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  7. Turkish Airlines Flight 634

    8 Jan 2003 · Diyarbakır Airport, Diyarbakır, Turkey · 75 fatal

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  8. Northwest Airlines Flight 142

    13 Dec 2000 · Chicago, IL, United States

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  9. Turkish Airlines Flight 5904

    7 Apr 1999 · Near Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey · 6 fatal

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  10. Turkish Airlines Flight 487

    29 Oct 1998 · Ankara · 1 fatal

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  11. Turkish Airlines Flight 278

    29 Dec 1994 · Near Van Ferit Melen Airport, Van, Turkey · 57 fatal

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  12. Turkish Airlines Flight 158

    16 Jan 1983 · near Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey · 47 fatal

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  13. 1979 Ankara Turkish Airlines F28 crash

    23 Dec 1979 · Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey · 41 fatal

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  14. Turkish Airlines Flight 452

    19 Sept 1976 · Karatepe, Isparta, Turkey · 154 fatal

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  15. Turkish Airlines Flight 345

    30 Jan 1975 · Sea of Marmara, Turkey · 42 fatal

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  16. Turkish Airlines Flight 981

    3 Mar 1974 · Ermenonville Forest, Fontaine-Chaalis, Oise, France · 346 fatal

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  17. Turkish Airlines Flight 301

    26 Jan 1974 · Izmir Cumaovası Airport, Cumaovası, Turkey · 67 fatal

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  18. 1972 Adana Turkish Airlines DC-9 crash

    21 Jan 1972 · Near Adana Airport, Turkey · 1 fatal

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  19. 1962 Taurus Mountains Turkish Airlines F-27 crash

    8 Mar 1962 · Mount Medetsiz, Niğde, Turkey · 11 fatal

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  20. Turkish Airlines Flight 835

    23 Sept 1961 · Karanlıktepe, Ankara Province, Turkey · 28 fatal

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  21. 1959 Gatwick Turkish Airlines Viscount crash

    17 Feb 1959 · Jordan's Wood, Newdigate, Surrey, England · 14 fatal

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  22. 1954 Turkish State Airlines Adana crash

    3 Apr 1954 · Kurttepe, Adana, Turkey · 25 fatal

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  23. 1950 Turkish State Airlines Ankara crash

    25 Mar 1950 · Unknown location · 15 fatal · not on the map