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TC-JRF

2023-

The Republic of Turkey celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. Titles in Turkish on the port side and in English on the starboard side.

Image © Björn Strey (HAJ)
Tags Commemoration

400th aircraft

TC-LGH

A350-941

2023-

Another major milestone for the THY fleet took place in February 2022 with the delivery of its 400th plane.

Image © Peach Air (ATL)
Tags Fleet

UEFA Champions League

TC-LJJ	B777-3F2ER	Turkish Airlines		2023-24
TC-JNM	A330-343	Turkish Airlines		2022-24

THY is a global sponsor of the UEFA Champions League and the 2023 final took place in Istanbul.

Images © Wolfgang Kronfuss (VIE) & Marl Szemberski (JFK)
Tags Other Sport Events

Biofuel

TC-LJH	B777-3F2ER	Turkish Airlines		2023-
TC-JSU	A321-231	Turkish Airlines		2022-

In Spring 2022 THY unveiled a new decal promoting the use of biofuel which is regularly used on the Stockholm, Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Paris and London routes. Other initiatives towards a more sustainable aviation were also showcased during the first flight of the plane.

Images © Yiran (PEK) & Dirk Grothe (HAM)
Tags Green-themed

Türkiye (Tokyo)

Turkey Türkiye

#TeamTurkey #TeamTürkiye

TC-JNB

A330-203

2021-

THY was the official airline of the national olympic team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics held in 2021. Note the two sides are different.

Images © Jan Lennart Gulbrandsen (OSL) & Ryotaro Shinozaki (NRT)
Tags Flag, National Olympic Team

Türkiye

Turkey Türkiye

#OurChildren #BizimÇocuklar

TC-LND

A330-303

2021-22

THY was the official airline of the national football team for the Euro 2020 tournament finally held in June 2021.

Image © Ricardo de Vries (AMS)
Tags National Football Team

#PinkCap

TC-JTK

2019-20

Turkish highlighted its participation in Breast Cancer Awareness Month by adding a pink ribbon to this A321.

Image © Yannick van Praag (BRU)
Tags Breast Cancer Awareness

Teknofest

Teknofest - Tek Festival

Feet on the ground Ayaklari Yere Basmayan

TC-JTR

2019-20

Teknofest Istanbul, short for Teknofest Istanbul Aerospace and Technology Festival, is a festival of aviation, aerospace and technology which took place in September 2018 for the first time. While the first edition took place at Istanbul New Airport before its opening, the 2019 edition was logically moved to the old Atatürk airport. In-flight demonstrations included the F-16 Solo Turk which could be seen on the decal together with the Turkish Stars aerobatic demonstration team.

Image © Thomas Ingendorn (MUC)
Tags Airshow

Miles & Smiles 30 years

Miles & Smiles 30 years 30. yil

TC-JTE

2019-20

In June 2019 TK added additional decals on this A321 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its loyalty program.

Images © Marlin Lehmann (MUC)
Tags Loyalty Program

The Lego Movie 2

TC-JSU

2018-19

Turkish unveiled a safety video featuring Lego characters in early 2018; the airline also featured large decals of the characters of the second Lego Movie being released in late 2018. Both sides were slightly different.

Images © Thomas Ingendorn (MUC)
Tags Cartoon & Anime

The Year of Troy

Places

TC-JOG	A330-302	Turkish Airlines		2018-20
TC-JTP	A321-231	Turkish Airlines		2018-19

This Trojan Horse livery was unveiled as part of a national campaign callign 2018 as "The Year of Troy". 2018 marked the 20th anniversary of the inscription of Troy on the list of the World Cultural Heritage Sites. The initial A321 chosen was named after Çanakkale, the capital city of the province where Troy is located. The Trojan Horse featured on the aircraft was the one that was used in the Troy movie and can now be seen in the center of Çanakkale.

The A330 which gained the Troy decals was renamed Truva (Troy) in the meantime.

Images © Michael Stappen (DUS) & Dirk Grothe (HAM)
Tags Museums & Buildings, Tourism

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague #2

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Final Four

TC-JRO

2017-

Sponsoring the Basketball Euroleague championship.

Image © Björn Strey (HAJ)
Tags Basketball

#LoveArmyForSomalia

TC-JDP

A330-243F

Turkish Cargo

2017

A campaign launched by high profile social media personalities raised over $1 million in less than 24 hours to fund sending aid over to famine-stricken Somalia in 2017. The campaign aimed to convince Turkish Airlines, the only airline serving the country, to send aid to the country, which it did, adding hashtag titles to one of its A330 cargo.

Image ©
Tags Initiative

Beşiktaş J.K.

TC-JGF

B737-8F2

AnadoluJet (opb Turkish Airlines)

2016-17

THY virtual airline brand AnadoluJet was a sponsor of Istanbul football Club Beşiktaş J.K.for the 2016/2017 Europa League season.

Image © Ilgaz Deger (SAW)
Tags Football Club

UEFA Euro 2016 France

Official Partner

TC-JOH

A330-303

2016

Although Euro 2016 took place in France, Turkish Airlines made a bid to be a sponsor for the event, thereby increasing the presence of its brand in Europe.

Image © Sierra Aviation Photography (FRA)
Tags European Football Championship

Turkish National Football Team

TC-JYP

B737-9F2ER

2016

THY was the official airline of the national football team for the Euro 2016 tournament taking place in France. Both sides were different and showed the faces of all the players.

Images © Bruno Geiger - JetPhotos.ch (IST) & Paul Quinn (DUB)
Tags National Football Team

300th aircraft

TC-LNC

A330-303

2016-

Another major milestone for the THY fleet took place in early 2016 with the 300th addition.

Image © Kevin Cleynhens (BRU)
Tags Fleet

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Official Airline Partner

TC-JJN

B777-3F2ER

2016

Turkish Airlines teamed up with Warner Bros in an effort to raise brand awareness on a global scale. The Turkish Airlines commercials featuring Batman and Superman reached millions of views on Youtube and proved a success even though the film itself generally received negative reviews. A scene of the movie unfolds onboard an A330 of Turkish Airlines. The port side featured a stylized Superman logo while the starboard displays Batman graphics.

Images © Andrew Pope (LHR)
Tags Films & Series

Turkey

Discover the potential.

Places

TC-JRG

2015-

The “Turkey - Discover the Potential” slogan of Turkey was created in coordination with the Ministry of Economy and Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM) in order to represent the Turkish industry and encourage foreign investment. The design was created using traditonal Turkish patterns.

Image © Olivier Mouhot (CDG)
Tags Business-oriented Campaign, Traditional Patterns

Invest in Turkey

invest.gov.tr

Places

TC-JIZ

A330-223