Turkish Air has been awarded the best airline in Europe for 3 consecutive years, and its service, safety, and hygiene are relatively good, with a high on-time rate. It is also a larger airline with wider route coverage in West Asia and Middle East.

Turkish Airways was established in Ankara on May 20, 1933 as a division of the Turkish International Department. The airline is the national carrier of Turkey and operates a network of scheduled flights to Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, North Africa, South Africa and the United States.

Subsidiaries are Sun Air Express and Kiblis Turk Hava Yollali. alliance partners are Air France, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, Czech Airlines, Swissair, Romanian Airlines.

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Turkish Airways traces its history back to its founding on May 20, 1933 in Ankara. The history of Turkish Airlines can be traced back to the establishment of the "National Aviation Administration" in Ankara on May 20, 1933, which was a subordinate department of the Turkish Ministry of Defense. The first regular route of Turkish Airlines was the one between Ankara and Ekisehir in 1933.

In 1938, it was renamed as the "National Airline" under the administration of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and in 1955, the "National Aviation Administration" was reorganized as "Turkish Airlines". In 1955, the "National Aviation Administration" was reorganized as "Turkish Airlines".

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