Airlines
3.6
Turkish Airlines
Turkey · TK · 3.6 out of 5
Foreign airlinesForeign sites and cards onlySuspended
Checked 3 November 2026Partly official
What we could not confirm
- Airline-wide 2025 on-time rate
- Average fleet age
- Exact ExtraFly allowance on Iran-Turkey fares
Baggage
- Checked bag
- 20 kg checked
- Cabin bag
- 8 kg cabin
- Where to buy
- Foreign sites and cards only
Varies by fare brand and route; EcoFly can be hand baggage only on some markets.
Planes
Airbus A350, A330, A321neo and Boeing 787, 777, 737; one of the world's largest fleets. Average age not verified in this review.
No Iran flights scheduled before March 2027 and no guarantee of resumption then.
Scores
- On time
- Turkish did not appear in Cirium's 2025 global or regional top lists and we found no airline-wide figure; Istanbul is a congested hub. Middle score by reasoning, not data.
- Aircraft and comfort
- A large modern Airbus and Boeing fleet (A350, 787, A321neo) with seat-back screens on most aircraft; we could not retrieve a verified average age, so this score rests on the Skytrax result and the public fleet mix.
- Baggage allowance
- International economy is weight-based and fare-brand dependent: EcoFly 0 to 15 kg, ExtraFly about 20 to 23 kg, PrimeFly 25 to 30 kg, plus an 8 kg cabin bag. Check the brand on your ticket.
- Service and food
- Named Best Airline in Europe at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2025; hot meals in economy on most routes.
- Changes and refunds
- EcoFly allows no changes or refunds, ExtraFly changes for a fee, PrimeFly is flexible, per the airline's branded-fare announcement; exact fees depend on route.
What is good
- Best in Europe per Skytrax 2025
- Istanbul connects to Europe, North America and Asia
What is not
- No Iran flights scheduled before March 2027
- EcoFly fares are rigid and can exclude checked bags
Tips
- Fly Caspian or Iran Air to Istanbul and buy the Turkish ticket from there
- Pay with a foreign card; Iranian cards do not work