Most Active Airlines in Turkey

Key Takeaways

  • 137 airlines fly scheduled routes from Turkey. Together they operate 1,897 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Turkish Airlines runs the widest network. 531 outgoing routes from Turkey — about 1.6x the next airline
  • IST is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Each of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies from Turkey

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. Below, every one of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies.

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 Airlines531266Main hub: IST
2. Pegasus Airlines341153Main hub: SAW
3. SunExpress24590Main hub: AYT
4. AJet17882Main 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.

Where the Routes Are: Turkey’s Busiest Airports

Map of the busiest airports in Turkey by number of outgoing routes
Turkey's busiest airports by number of outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes · Map: Mappr.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Turkish Airlines

531 outgoing routes from 47 airports in Turkey to 266 destinations (47 domestic, 213 international). Busiest bases: IST, SAW, ESB. Top destinations include Istanbul, Ankara, Istanbul, Nicosia, İzmir.

2. Pegasus Airlines

341 outgoing routes from 37 airports in Turkey to 153 destinations (39 domestic, 113 international). Busiest bases: SAW, AYT, ADB. Top destinations include Istanbul, Nicosia, İzmir, Antalya, Tarsus.

3. SunExpress

245 outgoing routes from 25 airports in Turkey to 90 destinations (21 domestic, 68 international). Busiest bases: AYT, ADB, DLM. Top destinations include İzmir, Antalya, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main.

4. AJet

178 outgoing routes from 34 airports in Turkey to 82 destinations (36 domestic, 46 international). Busiest bases: SAW, ESB, TZX. Top destinations include Istanbul, Ankara, Nicosia, İzmir, Antalya.

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, Brussels, Medina.

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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