Who owns Turkish Airlines?
Turkish Airlines is owned by Türk Hava Yolları A.O. (Turkey, BIST: THYAO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Turkish Airlines Integrated Annual Report 2025, Türk Hava Yolları A.O. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Türk Hava Yolları A.O. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Founded
- 1933
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- BIST: THYAO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines began on 20 May 1933 as the State Airlines Administration, a government department flying five aircraft, and is now the mainline brand of a group that carried 92.6 million passengers to 356 destinations in 132 countries in 2025 with 516 aircraft of an average age of 9.9 years. It became the twentieth member of Star Alliance in April 2008, moved its operation to the new Istanbul Airport in April 2019, and has flown to more countries than any other airline since 2012, a record certified by Guinness World Records in 2024.
Ownership timeline of Turkish Airlines
- Current owner Turkish Airlines [1] reported
Where Turkish Airlines sits in Turkish Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Turkish Airlines brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- AJet (2024)
- Miles&Smiles
- SunExpress (1989)
- Turkish Cargo
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; Turkish Airlines has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is a publicly listed company headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1933. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIST: THYAO.
Turkish Airlines is the flag carrier of Türkiye, established in 1933 and listed on Borsa Istanbul, with the Türkiye Wealth Fund holding 49.12 per cent of its shares and the rest in public hands. It ended 2025 with a fleet of 516 aircraft flying to 356 destinations in 132 countries, 92.6 million passengers carried and consolidated revenue above USD 24.1 billion, and employs more than 100,000 people across the parent company and its subsidiaries. Around the airline sit fourteen consolidated subsidiaries and nine joint ventures covering maintenance, catering, ground handling, cargo, payments and low-cost flying, and the group is working to a fleet plan of 1,000 aircraft over the next decade.
Turkish Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines and other Turkish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 97 brands that began in Turkey. 11 of them (11%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Turkish Airlines is not one of them.
- Aras Kargo — Austrian Post 🇦🇹
- Celebi Aviation — Celebi Aviation 🇹🇷
- Pegasus Airlines — Pegasus Airlines 🇹🇷
- TAV Airports — TAV Airports 🇹🇷
- İDO — İDO 🇹🇷
- Actisoft — BİM 🇹🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Turkish Airlines?
The parent company of Turkish Airlines is Türk Hava Yolları A.O., a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey.
Is Turkish Airlines Turkish?
Yes. Turkish Airlines originated in Turkey in 1933 and its owner, Türk Hava Yolları A.O., is also headquartered in Turkey.
Is Turkish Airlines still owned by Türk Hava Yolları A.O.?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Turkish Airlines is still owned by Türk Hava Yolları A.O. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Turkish Airlines Integrated Annual Report 2025 — Türk Hava Yolları A.O., Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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