Most Active Airlines in Turkey

Key Takeaways

  • 144 airlines fly scheduled routes from Turkey. Together they operate 1,938 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Turkish Airlines runs the widest network. 530 outgoing routes from Turkey — about 1.5x the next airline
  • IST is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Explore each carrier's network on the interactive map below

Which airlines are most active in Turkey? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from Turkey’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in Turkey by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in Turkey, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in Turkey

By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. Turkish Airlines530262Main hub: IST
2. Pegasus Airlines344154Main hub: SAW
3. SunExpress24789Main hub: AYT
4. AJet18083Main hub: SAW
5. Corendon Airlines9456Main hub: AYT
6. Jet24214Main hub: DLM
7. Southwind Airlines3522Main hub: AYT
8. easyJet2713Main hub: DLM
9. TUI Airways2415Main hub: DLM
10. Flynas156Main hub: SAW
11. Aeroflot127Main hub: AYT
12. Transavia France125Main hub: IST

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Turkish Airlines

530 outgoing routes from 47 airports in Turkey to 262 destinations (47 domestic, 215 international). Busiest bases: IST, SAW, ESB. Top destinations include Istanbul, Ankara, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Barcelona.

2. Pegasus Airlines

344 outgoing routes from 37 airports in Turkey to 154 destinations (39 domestic, 115 international). Busiest bases: SAW, AYT, ADB. Top destinations include Istanbul, Nicosia, İzmir, Antalya, Amsterdam.

3. SunExpress

247 outgoing routes from 25 airports in Turkey to 89 destinations (21 domestic, 68 international). Busiest bases: AYT, ADB, DLM. Top destinations include İzmir, Antalya, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Stuttgart.

4. AJet

180 outgoing routes from 34 airports in Turkey to 83 destinations (36 domestic, 47 international). Busiest bases: SAW, ESB, TZX. Top destinations include Istanbul, Ankara, Nicosia, Stockholm, İzmir.

5. Corendon Airlines

94 outgoing routes from 17 airports in Turkey to 56 destinations (3 domestic, 53 international). Busiest bases: AYT, ADB, GZP. Top destinations include Dusseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Hanover, Amsterdam, Brussels.

6. Jet2

42 outgoing routes from 4 airports in Turkey to 14 destinations (0 domestic, 14 international). Busiest bases: DLM, AYT, BJV. Top destinations include Manchester, London, Newcastle upon Tyne, Bristol, Birmingham.

7. Southwind Airlines

35 outgoing routes from 12 airports in Turkey to 22 destinations (3 domestic, 19 international). Busiest bases: AYT, COV, ADB. Top destinations include Moscow, Antalya, Jeddah, Ufa, Yekaterinburg.

8. easyJet

27 outgoing routes from 5 airports in Turkey to 13 destinations (0 domestic, 13 international). Busiest bases: DLM, AYT, ADB. Top destinations include London, Manchester, Bristol, London, Liverpool.

9. TUI Airways

24 outgoing routes from 3 airports in Turkey to 15 destinations (0 domestic, 15 international). Busiest bases: DLM, AYT, BJV. Top destinations include London, Manchester, Exeter, Bournemouth, Birmingham.

10. Flynas

15 outgoing routes from 6 airports in Turkey to 6 destinations (0 domestic, 6 international). Busiest bases: SAW, TZX, RZV. Top destinations include Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Cairo, Dammam.

11. Aeroflot

12 outgoing routes from 5 airports in Turkey to 7 destinations (0 domestic, 7 international). Busiest bases: AYT, IST, DLM. Top destinations include Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar, Kazan, Saint Petersburg.

12. Transavia France

12 outgoing routes from 5 airports in Turkey to 5 destinations (0 domestic, 5 international). Busiest bases: IST, AYT, ADB. Top destinations include Orly (near Paris), Nantes, Bordeaux/Merignac, Saint Exupery, Marseille.

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