Atlasjet flight KK-9764 had to make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Tbilisi, Georgia, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-2682 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on June 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Batman, Turkey, had to return due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-392 had to divert for an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on June 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Batumi, Georgia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Corendon Airlines flight CND-218 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Antalya, Turkey, on June 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Hurghada, Egypt, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-623 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 15th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Abuja, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-537 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on April 17.
The Boeing 737-900 flying to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, had to return due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-322 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 2nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a suspected tail strike.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. All 140 people aboard remained unharmed.
Air India flight 130 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16th.
The plane flying from London, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after a 63-year-old Portuguese passenger suffered a suspected cardiac arrest.
The plane landed safely. The passenger, identified as Agnelo Bareto, was rushed to a hospital.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-26 made an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 6th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Bangkok, Thailand, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Middle East Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 11th.
The plane heading from Beirut, Lebanon, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted after a violent fight broke out between two passengers.
The crew were able to separate the two passengers before the plane landed safely.
Germania Airlines flight ST-6334 had to divert for an emergency landing in Dalaman, Turkey, on January 10th.
The plane flying from Erfurt, Germany, was on approach to Antalya, Turkey, it was struck by lightning and began experiencing turbulence.
The crew aborted approach and diverted to Dalaman where the plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-2408 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 28th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back after the left engine ingested birds.
The plane landed back safely. All 176 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Pegasus Airlines flight PC-383 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1668 was hit by an eagle in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 7th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Hamburg, Germany, was on final approach to Istanbul Airport when an eagle got trapped in the nose gear.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1665 made an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 22nd.
The plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported they could not retract the landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Qatar Airways flight QR-240 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to return shortly afterwards after its engine ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-551 made a safe emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on August 13.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Seoul, South Korea, was about to reach when it received a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
AtlasGlobal flight 8Q-807 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on August 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Paderborn, Germany, had to return shortly after the crew was informed that there was fluid leaking out of one of its wings.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Pegasus Airlines flight PC-4162 made a safe landing at Erkilet International Airport, Kayseri, Turkey, on August 11.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey, had just landed when its main brakes locked up resulting in tire burst.
The plane was damaged.
No one was injured.
Iran Air flight IR-712 had to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on July 13th.
The plane en-route from Vienna, Austria, to Tehran, Iran had to be diverted after the crew reported failure of APU.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-6507 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 24th.
The plane took off for Kuwait City, Kuwait, but had to return shortly afterwards due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that the engine failed due to a bird strike.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-604 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Antalya Airport, Turkey, on June 24th.
The Boeing 737-900, en-route from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to Istanbul, Turkey, had to divert after its captain became ill mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
The captain was taken to a hospital.
An Iraqi Airways plane made an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on June 22nd.
The plane took off for Erbil, Iraq, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
Onur Air flight 8Q-814 made a safe landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on May 28th.
The Airbus A333-300, flying from Munich, Germany, was mid-air above Serbia when it lost its cabin pressure, prompting the crew to initiate an emergency descent before regaining control of the cabin pressure.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-2510 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on May 18th.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Bodrum, Turkey, had to return shortly after the crew reported hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
