Turkish Airlines won the “Mediterranean Tourism Award” at a tourism forum held in Malta.

According to a company statement on Thursday, Turkish Airlines won the award in the eighth edition of the “Mediterranean Tourism Forum” organized by the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation.

In his speech during the award ceremony, Turkish Airlines General Manager Bilal Akshi stressed the importance of the award granted to the company, according to the statement.

He added: “It is a great reward for us to see the fruits of our work, and it is a pleasure to be crowned with this important award from the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation.”

The Mediterranean Tourism Foundation has awarded the Mediterranean Tourism Awards every year since 2014, and is considered one of the most important awards in the field of tourism in the Mediterranean region.

The post Turkish Airlines wins the Mediterranean Tourism Award appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

The number of passengers on Turkish Airlines reached 56 million passengers during the first eight months of this year, an increase of 20 percent compared to the same period in 2022.

The media center of Turkish Airlines said in a statement that during the first eight months of 2023, the number of flights increased by 4 points, compared to the same period last year, and amounted to 82.9 percent.

The statement pointed out that the number of transit passengers increased by 34 percent and reached 19.7 million passengers, compared to 14.7 million during the same period in 2022.

While the filling rate for foreign flights reached 82.6 percent and domestic flights 84.6 percent between January and August 2023.

The statement indicated that the number of passengers last August increased by 11 percent compared to the same month in 2022, reaching 8.7 million passengers.

It added: “While the number of transit passengers reached 2.4 million in August 2022, it increased by 20.5 percent to reach 2.9 million in the same period of this year.”

According to the statement, the number of aircraft in the Turkish Airlines fleet increased to 428 aircraft.

The post Turkish Airlines transports 56 million passengers in 8 months appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

Istanbul International Airport ranked first in offering the best direct connectivity among European airports, according to the 2023 Air Connectivity Trends report issued by the European Airports Council International (ACI Europe).

On Thursday, the CEO of the company operating Istanbul Airport, Kadri Samsunlu, shared the results of the report through his account on a social media site.

Samsunlu stated that Istanbul Airport, which ranked fifth among the “best airports with direct connections” in 2019, jumped to first place for this category in 2023.

He added that Istanbul Airport, which ranked sixth among airports offering “the best international transport connection” in 2019, rose to second place for this category in 2023, and stated that Turkish Airlines contributed greatly to this success.

And he added, “The great growth of Turkish Airlines is the main reason for this success, in addition to that, the new airlines that started flying to Istanbul also contribute to our success as well.”

The post Istanbul Airport leads Europe’s airports in direct connection appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

Turkish Airlines was crowned the country’s most valuable brand, continuing its position on the throne of Turkish companies for the sixth year in a row.

Turkish Airlines said in a statement on Wednesday that the leading independent business valuation consultancy, London-based Brand Finance, has completed its report on the first 100 companies in Turkey for the year 2023.

It added that Turkish Airlines came at the forefront of companies in the country, just as it came first in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The value of Turkish Airlines increased in 2023 to $ 2.02 billion, after it was $ 1.6 billion last year.

The statement included a comment by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Airlines, Ahmed Polat, in which he expressed his great pride in this coronation for the sixth year in a row.

He stressed their determination to continue striving for more successes for the 90-year-old Turkish Airlines.

Brand Finance is an independent brand valuation advisory firm aiming to bridge the gap between marketing and finance since 1996.

The company, which has been calculating the financial value of brands for more than 20 years, annually evaluates the top 5,000 brands in the world, ranks brands based on country and sector, and shares this information with readers.

The post For the sixth year.. “Airlines” is the leading brand in Turkey appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

The Turkish authorities continue to evacuate their citizens from Sudan due to the battles between the army and the Rapid Support Forces that have been going on for more than a week.

A Turkish Airlines plane with 301 Turkish citizens on board landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday.

He explained that the plane took off from the airport in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at night and arrived in Istanbul at 09:30 am local time.

Citizen Cem Harbilioglu said that he came to Ethiopia by land in coordination with the Turkish embassy in Khartoum, and that the evacuation process was somewhat difficult.

He added that he had been living in Sudan for 20 years and had to leave because of the war that suddenly broke out between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

He expressed his happiness at his arrival in Istanbul and their reception by relatives and citizens.

Since April 15, a number of states in Sudan have witnessed large-scale clashes between the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti”, which claimed the lives of hundreds of people, dead and wounded, most of them civilians.

And on Saturday, the evacuation of nationals of many countries began, amid clashes between the Sudanese army and the “Rapid Support Forces” in the center of the capital, Khartoum, and other cities.

The post Turkey continues to evacuate its citizens from Sudan appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

Turkish Airlines announced the cancellation of 49 scheduled flights to German cities on March 26-27, due to the workers’ strike at German airports.

And she added in a statement on Saturday that the flights from Istanbul-Frankfurt Airport, Sabiha Gokcen-Cologne Airport and Cologne-Sabiha Gokcen Airport, which were scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, were canceled.

The statement also indicated the cancellation of 44 commercial flights that were scheduled to take place on Monday from Istanbul and Sabiha Gokcen airports towards the cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Nuremberg, along with two cargo flights.

A broad strike is expected to paralyze the transport sector in Germany, at the call of unions pressing for higher wages in the face of inflation.

The post Turkish Airlines cancels 49 flights to German cities appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Patsitsig confirmed that the contributions of Turkish humanitarian diplomacy to the international community have proven their presence during the Corona epidemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine.

This came in a press conference on Monday with her Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, after their meeting in the capital, Ankara.

Pastitsig conveyed its condolences to the victims of the double earthquake that struck southern Turkey on February 6.

She expressed her confidence that Turkey will quickly overcome the hardships left by the earthquake thanks to its efforts and solidarity.

She pointed out that the two countries aimed 10 years ago to reach the volume of mutual trade to 100 million dollars.

She said, “Our trade volume reaching $110 million until last year is an important success.”

She noted that Turkish Airlines has increased the number of its flights from Turkey to the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar.

She explained that the two sides had reached an agreement on cooperation in projects that could be a symbol of the relations between the two countries.

She added, “The contributions of Turkey’s humanitarian diplomacy activities for the benefit of the international community have proven their presence, whether during the period of the spread of the Corona virus epidemic or the war between Russia and Ukraine.”​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The post The contributions of Turkish diplomacy have proven their worth appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

The University of Lahore, Pakistan, has sent tons of aid to those affected by the earthquake disaster in Turkey.

Various segments of society in Pakistan continue to do their best to support Turkey after the disaster.

While civil organizations are organizing donation campaigns in response to an appeal from the Pakistani government, schools, mosques and universities continue to collect aid and send it to those affected by the earthquake in Turkey.

The University of Lahore has sent a large amount of aid and is still collecting aid for those affected by the earthquake.

The university purchases tents with cash assistance, while collecting in-kind assistance in a warehouse it has designated for this purpose.

Students, staff and academics of the university contribute greatly to this campaign.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lahore, Nasir Mahmood, said that they rushed to organize an aid campaign following the earthquake disaster in Turkey.

He explained that they have so far sent 1,000 tents suitable for winter conditions, 300 sleeping bags, 20,000 blankets and 10,000 boxes of pasta.

He pointed out that they are in contact with the “Aziz Mahmoud Hodayi” endowment in Turkey, and they quickly sent aid in cooperation with Turkish Airlines.

He noted that there is great support for the aid collection campaign by students and academics at the university.

He pointed out that they have prepared 5,000 food parcels, with the support of volunteers, on their way to Turkey.

For his part, master’s student Hassan Mehar said that they are working day and night to send aid quickly, stressing that they stand by their Turkish brothers at this difficult time.

On February 6, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by another with a magnitude of 7.6 and thousands of violent aftershocks, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving huge material damage.

The post Pakistan’s Lahore University sends tons of aid to Turkey appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

Turkish Airlines announced that it ended the year 2022 with a net profit of $2.7 billion.

And the company stated in a statement on Wednesday that the company’s total revenues last year reached a record of $18.4 billion.

The company stated that freight revenues amounted to 20 percent of total revenues, recording $ 3.7 billion.

The statement indicated that the number of passengers on its 400 aircraft reached 72 million over the past year.

The post Turkish Airlines achieves a net profit of $2.7 billion appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.

Turkish Airlines announced the cancellation of its flights to and from Cologne on Monday and Tuesday due to a strike by airport workers in Germany.

In a statement on Sunday, the company indicated that it had canceled its flights to Cologne from Sabiha Gokcen and Istanbul airports on February 27 and 28.

On Friday, a German union called for a strike again at two regional airports, Cologne-Bonn and Dusseldorf, and other cities in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The post Turkish Airlines cancels its flights to Cologne, Germany appeared first on Move 2 Turkey.