Turkish Airlines flight TK-706 made an emergency landing in Trabzon, Turkey, on February 6th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Kabul, Afghanistan, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirty-nine passengers and sixteen crew members remained unharmed.
A Ryanair plane clipped the wing of a Turkish Airlines aircraft at Malta International Airport, Malta, on January 17th.
The incident happened when the Turkish Airlines plane was departing for Istanbul, Turkey, while the Ryanair flight from Bari, Italy, was taxiing to an apron.
No injuries were reported.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-442 suffered a runway excursion at Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport, Ukraine, on January 6th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was backtracking to depart for Istanbul, Turkey.
All fifty-nine passengers and six crew members remained uninjured.
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on January 1st.
The plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Bangkok, Thailand, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-43 had to reject takeoff from Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Istanbul, Turkey, when the crew noticed an open cockpit window and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-629 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 28th.
The Boeing 737-8 MAX plane took off for Accra, Ghana, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1955 made an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 4th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-6491 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on April 30th.
The plane took off for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, but had to turn back due to a gear problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, on March 22nd.
The plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1633 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on December 13th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Istanbul, Turkey, was descending toward Munich when the crew declared an emergency, reporting hydraulic issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1899 suffered a lightning strike near Sabiha Gokçen International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 6th.
The incident happened shortly after the Boeing 737-800 plane departed for Vienna, Austria.
The crew subsequently returned to Sabiha Gokçen Airport. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-969 had to divert for an emergency landing in Canakkale, Turkey, on July 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Ercan International Airport, Cyprus, to Istanbul, Turkey, was diverted after a hailstorm caused damage to the nose cone and the windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK2659 made a priority landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 14.
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Sivas, Turkey, when an asthma patient passenger fell ill mid-air. The pilot then contacted the air traffic control, saying “Our asthma patient passenger has low blood pressure. We have doctor in the cabin. Doctor is frequently checking the blood pressure. If it possible we would like to land on as soon as possible sir.”
The plane landed uneventfully. It is believed that the patient’s condition had become better during landing.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-679 diverted and made an emergency landing at Tunis–Carthage International Airport, Tunisia, on October 31.
The Boeing 737-900, en-route from Istanbul, Turkey, to Yaounde, Cameroon, had to divert due to some issue with its fuel pump.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
A Turkish Airlines Jet made an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 13th.
Emergency was declared after authorities received a phone call that claimed there was a bomb in the plane. The flight was flying from Oslo, Norway to Istanbul, Turkey at the time.
The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Authorities confirmed that no explosive device was found on inspection.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-79 had to make an emergency landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport, Warsaw, Poland, at around 3:50 P.M. on July 30.
The Boeing 777-300, heading from Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, to San Francisco, California, had to be landed in emergency due to an unclaimed mobile phone found in the cabin.
The plane landed safely and all 332 people aboard remained unhurt.
The journey continued after security clearance.
A Turkish Airlines passenger jet, en route from Brussels to Istanbul, made an emergency landing at the Sofia Airport, Bulgaria, at about 19:00 EEST on August 9.
The decision was made after the authorities suspected that a laptop with an unknown owner could contain an explosive device.
The plane landed safely and all the passengers were off loaded and led to a safe location. The suspected laptop was seized for examination however, no threat was established.
The flight resumed after a short time.
A Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Athens Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing on July 5 after a bid strike.
After takeoff from Ataturk International Airport at 7:40, the plane hit a flock of birds.
The pilot returned to the airport and made a safe landing with damaged engine baffles.
Passengers disembarked and were provided an alternative flight.