:Turkish Airlines fleet

File:Atatürk ve İnönü 16-06-1936.jpg and İsmet İnönü in front of a de Havilland aircraft in 1936|alt=Atatürk and İnönü shaking hands near an aircraft]]

In October 1932, the Turkish state ordered two Kingbird D-2 aircraft from Curtiss-Wright for usage on domestic postal services and possibly passenger flights in the future. These aircraft arrived in Turkey in January 1933. Meanwhile, the government repaired two of the three unused Junkers F 13 it already owned with parts from Germany. These did not go on regular flights and were kept as spare aircraft in case the Kingbirds had to go out of service. Postal flights from Istanbul to Ankara via Eskişehir started in February; passenger services commenced later in April as a trial by the Turkish Aeroplane Society (TTaC).{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|pp=110–112}} Turkish Airlines, then under the Turkish State Airlines (Turkish: Devlet Hava Yolları) name, officially started its operations on 20 May 1933 with these aircraft. Later in October, the country was gifted a Polikarpov R-5 and a Tupolev ANT-9 aircraft by the Soviet Union. The Tupolev was also transferred to the airline, though the lack of spare parts resulted in its removal from service within two years.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|pp=110–112}}{{cite magazine|author=Gökçen Ata|date=October 2013|title=Pervaneli Yıllar|url=http://www.skylife.com/tr/2013-10/pervaneli-yillar|archive-date=7 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007134304/http://www.skylife.com/tr/2013-10/pervaneli-yillar|url-status=dead|magazine=Skylife Magazine|publisher=Turkish Airlines|location=Istanbul|issue=363|language=Turkish}}

The two Junkers F 13s were also removed and handed over to TTaC due to their single-engined characteristics not being suitable for safe and comfortable passenger flights.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|pp=127–129}} Over time, the relationship between the Turkish government and Curtiss-Wright worsened as the manufacturer complained of payment issues and the long bureaucratic processes in Turkey. Despite changes in key people on the Turkish side, the relations were never fully restored, and the airline started to search for European manufacturers instead.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|pp=120–123}} To replace all the out-going aircraft, the state reached an agreement with British de Havilland in late 1935 for four de Havilland Dragon Rapide, four de Havilland Expresses and one de Havilland Dragonfly, which arrived throughout 1936 and 1937.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|pp=127–129}}{{Sfn|Şekerli|2021|p=853}}{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=33}}

File:Raşit Öztaş in front of a Turkish Airlines Plane.jpg in front of a Turkish State Airline Douglas DC-3|alt=A Turkish State Airline Douglas DC-3 with a group of athletes on front]]

Fleet development in the following years was limited and the number of aircraft of the airline remained the same until 1943.{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=50}} As Turkey stayed neutral until the very end of World War II, the state was interested in passenger aircraft from both sides throughout the early 1940s. In 1939, the country approached German manufacturer Junkers to purchase five Ju 52 aircraft in exchange for some raw materials. The two sides failed to agree as the negotiations took years.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|p=130}} In the meantime, the carrier was able to add six de Havilland Dominies, the military version of the Dragon Rapide, to its fleet.{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=50}} The same year, an agreement was finally reached for the five Ju 52s, which were delivered a year later in 1944.{{Sfn|Yurtoğlu|2016|p=299}} During the war, the state wanted to purchase even larger aircraft from the United States and Britain, but these offers were rejected by the two countries.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|p=132}}

Even before the end of the war, the Turkish state was in talks with the United States to acquire former military aircraft that were going to be unused otherwise.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|pp=171–172}} While initially rejected, the sale of the first three Douglas DC-3s was approved in December 1944 with the assistance of Trans World Airlines.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|pp=174–175}} Talks continued in 1946 and more DC-3s and Douglas C-47s were ordered for both the airline as well as the Turkish Air Force. The ordering and deliveries of aircraft happened in batches throughout 1946 to 1948.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|pp=178–179}} The first aircraft entered service in 1946 after each went through a maintenance check.{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=55}} In total, the airline ended up with 30 DC-3 and three C-47 aircraft which were previously stored in Cairo, Egypt.{{Sfn|Ayas|1990|p=29}}{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|p=180}} Many had faults, which led to their price being very low. The purchase increased the fleet size of the carrier to 52 aircraft, thereby making it the largest airline in the Middle East.{{Sfn|Şekerli|2021|p=854}} The interior of these aircraft, which were configured to the needs of the war when bought, were refurbished between 1946 and 1950 at the Turkish Aeronautical Association maintenance centre in Etimesgut Air Base.{{Sfn|Yurtoğlu|2016|p=301}} With these new aircraft, the number of flights operated by the airline quadrupled within four years after the end of the war.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|p=164}}

File:Fokker F-27-100 TC-TEK THY ATH 22.04.73 edited-3 (cropped).jpgs were delivered in 1960.|alt=Fokker F27 Friendship of Turkish Airlines]]

The Douglas DC-3 and Douglas C-47s were kept and all other types were removed from service as the fleet size dropped to 33 in 1947.{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=64}} In 1950, only 14 of the 33 aircraft were in operation; spare parts including engines were ordered from the United States to repair the rest.{{Sfn|Yurtoğlu|2016|p=304}} In the following years, the number of Douglas DC-3s of the airline dropped to 16, several of which were inoperative. Seven were considered to be hangar queens that required a lot of maintenance, while five were getting revised in the Netherlands by Fokker. Due to financial difficulties, four planes were stuck in the Netherlands, from which point the airline started revising the DC-3s on its own. This turned out to be faster and significantly cheaper.{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=131}} By the mid 1950s, the airline started to remove some of these aircraft from the fleet, either by selling or scrapping, as their condition worsened.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|p=182}}

In April 1956, the airline, now renamed to Turkish Airlines, started assessing potential aircraft to replace the ageing Douglas aircraft.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2020|p=245}} At the time, the airline had a strong technical partnership with Pan Am.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2022|p=38}} This led to the United States offering Douglas C-54 aircraft for the airline in 1957.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2022|pp=44–45}} The same year, the airline initiated talks with British manufacturer Vickers as well as the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) for a partnership.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2022|pp=48–49}} When this information was obtained by Pan Am, they offered the Douglas DC-4 instead, which was not accepted by Turkish Airlines as they went with BOAC.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2022|pp=44–45}} After Middle East Airlines cancelled its order for Vickers Viscount aircraft, one of the aircraft was sold to Turkish Airlines. In 1958, the airline ordered an additional four Viscounts for a total of five.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2022|pp=48–49}}

In 1958, the airline considered to order the Fokker F27 Friendship or its American version, the Fairchild F-27, as the type was deemed to be efficient in short haul flights as well as suitable for Anatolian airports with poor infrastructure. While initially picking the Fairchild version, the airline later changed its mind as the American version was more expensive and further away from Turkey, which would make it difficult to get technical support should be necessary. Seven Fokker F27s were ordered in January 1959. The order was updated in December as the airline decided to split the order evenly across the versions, with five of each. The ten aircraft were delivered from 1960 to 1961.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2022|pp=52–53}} With these new aircraft now operational, the airline started sell its remaining Douglas DC-3 and C-47s. The airworthy aircraft were sold quickly in the domestic market. The last six aircraft, which were unairworthy, were stored and stayed with the airline as buyers were difficult to find, with the final ones only being sold in the mid 1970s.{{Sfn|Nergiz|2022|pp=51–52}}

File:Turkish Airlines DC-9-32; TC-JAD (cropped).jpgs were the first jet aircraft of the airline.|alt=A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 of Turkish Airlines]]

From 1959 onwards, major airports in Turkey were overhauled to be able to accommodate jet-engined aircraft.{{Sfn|Yurtoğlu|2016|p=314}} In 1965, Turkish Airlines started a search for a jet aircraft to expand its fleet. Four types were initially considered for evaluation: BAC One-Eleven, Hawker Siddeley Trident, McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and Sud Aviation Caravelle VI.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=70}} The Caravelle was quickly ruled out as it had crashed in Ankara a few years prior. A Trident was wet leased from British European Airways for a brief period but was found to be insufficient. In later stages, the Soviet Tupolev Tu-134 was offered as well to the airline by its manufacturer. The management decided to order the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 in 1966.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=71}} Management wanted to order three aircraft of the type but ordered two and leased one instead due to financial restrictions.{{Sfn|Mols|2022|p=14}} The leased Douglas DC-9-10 registered as TC-JAA joined the fleet next year and became the first jet-engined aircraft of Turkish Airlines, and was due to stay until the newly bought Douglas DC-9-30s were delivered. Initially, the idea was to have the plane registered as TC-NAZ, but this was later changed, with the "J" in the registration denoting that it was a jet-engined aircraft; this practice was used in later aircraft as well.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=72}} One Douglas DC-7 was also leased from Sweden for a single year to meet the increasing passenger demand.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=71}} The next year, the carrier received two Douglas DC-9-30 aircraft.{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=142}} Two more Douglas DC-9s were added to the fleet in 1969, followed by an additional four in 1970.{{Sfn|Şekerli|2021|p=859}} In 1971, the Vickers Viscounts were removed from the fleet.{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=142}} In the same year, three Boeing 707s were leased to meet the increasing demand.{{Sfn|Ayas|1990|p=29}}{{Sfn|Yalçuk|1973|p=4}}

File:TC-JAO.jpgs crashed (aircraft pictured as Flight 301).|alt=A Fokker F28 Fellowship of Turkish Airlines]]

A commission of Turkish Airlines released a report to choose the first wide-body aircraft of the airline in December 1971. In the report, the Douglas DC-10-10 was ranked the highest, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was second, while the Airbus A300 came third.{{Sfn|Yalçuk|1973|p=4}} A final report in July 1972 advised against the L-1011 TriStar due to its existing engine problems. Talks with McDonnell Douglas began in August.{{Sfn|Yalçuk|1973|p=5}} In the same month, Lockheed Corporation sent Turkish Airlines an offer for the L-1011 TriStar.{{Sfn|Yalçuk|1973|p=1}} A committee from the manufacturer arrived at Istanbul to discuss a potential order. The discussion on 25 August resulted in the price of the planes being lowered to 17 million dollars per unit. Its competitor, the Douglas DC-10-10, had an earlier delivery date but was 900,000 dollars more expensive per unit.{{Sfn|Yalçuk|1973|p=2}} On 25 September 1972, the general directorate placed an order for three Douglas DC-10-10s.{{Sfn|Yalçuk|1973|p=6}}

Between 1972 and 1973, five Fokker F28 Fellowships were added to the fleet,{{Sfn|Ayas|1990|p=29}} with an additional aircraft of the type being temporarily leased from Fokker for 42 days.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=76}} The Fokker F28s were bought for regional flights to airports with a short runway that were unable to accommodate the larger jets operated by the airline. To pay for the new F28s, the carrier sold all of its Fokker F27s back to the Netherlands, which were the final propeller aircraft remaining in the fleet.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=75}} This resulted in the airline operating an all-jet fleet by the early 1970s.{{Sfn|Albayrak|1983|p=149}} The leased Douglas DC-9-10 stayed in the fleet until 1973.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=72}} Four Boeing 727 aircraft joined a year later in 1974.{{Sfn|Ayas|1990|p=29}} Three of the Fokker F28 Fellowships were declared hull losses after being involved in fatal accidents in 1974, 1975 and 1979,{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|p=89}} while the two remaining aircraft later crashed as Air Ontario Flight 1363 and Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=131}} Between 1969 and 1975, the number of aircraft of Turkish Airlines increased from 16 to 21.{{Sfn|Dinçsoy|1976|p=23}}

By 1984, Turkish Airlines had three de Havilland Canada Dash 7, five Boeing 707s, two Fokker F28 Fellowship, nine Douglas DC-9s, nine Boeing 727s, and two Douglas DC-10 aircraft.{{Sfn|Ayas|1990|p=70}} The fleet was made up of unrelated planes which weren't able to meet the demand of the flight network Turkish Airlines had.{{Sfn|Şekerli|2021|p=864}} In the 1980s, the airline made plans to order the Airbus A310, Boeing 757 or Boeing 767, with the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Veysel Atasoy leading the negotiations. The Airbus A310 had more cargo capacity and Airbus provided a discount, which led to the type being chosen. Initially, the Board wanted to place a firm order for three and have two options, but this was later increased to seven of each.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|p=91}} Four Airbus A310s joined the fleet in 1985, followed by three more in 1988.{{Sfn|Şekerli|2021|p=863}} Within seven years, a total of 14 Airbus A310s were added to the fleet.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|p=90}} The de Havilland Canada Dash 7s were returned to their lessors after their contracts ended in 1986, marking the end of propeller aircraft operations of the airline. In 1987, the Douglas DC-10, Fokker F28, as well as two Boeing 707 aircraft were transferred to the newly formed subsidiary Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı (BHT) to standardize the fleet of Turkish Airlines.{{Sfn|Ayas|1990|p=30}}{{Sfn|Ayas|1990|p=70}} From 1988 to 1989, plans were made to make changes to the fleet in order increase the productivity of the aircraft.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|p=70}} The main idea was to decrease the number of types operated.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|p=101}}

File:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, BHT - Bogazici Hava Tasimaciligi - Bosphorus Air Transport AN0199439 (cropped).jpg from its fleet by the late 1980s before moving them to Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı.|alt=A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 of Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı]]

The company wanted to remove the Douglas DC-10-10s, still operated by BHT, as soon as possible since they often had faults which were difficult to fix, and their large capacity made them difficult to fill during the winter. Additionally, if one were to have an extensive maintenance check, the flight network would become hampered as two aircraft were needed to fill in for one DC-10. The demand for the type as a passenger aircraft was falling, but cargo variants still had customers. The first and only airline interested in the two planes was FedEx, which eventually bought the planes and a spare engine. As a replacement for the DC-10, the Board of Directors considered the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and Airbus A340, both of which were in the development phase.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|p=90}} Turgut Özal, the 8th President of Turkey, wanted the airline to have the Boeing 747-400, and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure sent an official letter asking for the type to be evaluated. The board came to the conclusion that adding the 747 would hurt the company even more, as the seasonal traffic of the airline meant that the type wouldn't hit the 80–90% load factor needed to break-even during the low season.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|pp=102–103}}

File:17cm - Turkish Airlines Airbus A340-311; TC-JDK@ZRH;30.03.1998 (8102589019) (cropped).jpg was chosen over the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and ordered in 1990.|alt=An Airbus A340 of Turkish Airlines]]

The result of the fleet plannings made during the previous decade showed its results in the 1990s.{{Sfn|Şekerli|2021|p=865}} In January 1990, an internal commission set up to decide on the replacement of the Douglas DC-10 did its final voting after several rounds, and the Airbus A340 was unanimously chosen instead of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 due to its technical advantages and cost benefits. A few days later, CEO Cem Kozlu explained the decision to Turgut Öcal, who only accepted it after Kozlu became a guarantor.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|pp=108–111}} Öcal brought up the Boeing 747 again several months later, when the Gulf War started. Kuwait Airways had four aircraft of the type, which were stored in Egypt due to the conflict. He asked Kozlu to lease the type until the conflict was resolved. By the time the complicated loan and insurance-related affairs had been arranged, the conflict had turned into a war, and plans were abandoned.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|pp=153–154}}

Around the same time, the commission also had to decide between the Boeing 737 Classics and the Airbus A320, with the latter being favoured by a slim margin. In the end, the Boeing 737 was chosen because the Airbus A320 had later delivery dates and new technical features that were difficult to fix in case a plane broke down at airports in Anatolia without adequate technical infrastructure. The company also didn't want to drift completely away from Boeing, with the majority of the airline's orders going to Airbus around that time.{{Sfn|Kozlu|2007|pp=112–113}} An additional two Airbus A310s were delivered to the airline in 1990 and 1992, bringing the number of aircraft in its fleet to 32.{{Sfn|Ayas|1990|p=80}} The Boeing 737 Classics were first delivered in 1991.{{Sfn|Şekerli|2021|p=865}} A further six Boeing 737-400 and two smaller Boeing 737-500s joined the fleet a year later in 1992. The first Airbus A340-300 aircraft was delivered in 1993, which enabled the airline to fly to destinations in East Asia, such as Tokyo.{{Sfn|Şekerli|2021|p=865}} The fourth A340, registered TC-JDM, would become famous in the country for its strange unreliability, and was nicknamed Deli Mike.

Turkish Airlines received its first Avro RJ100 aircraft in July 1993, with Prince Charles in attendance. With its four engines, the aircraft was used to fly domestic flights to East and Southeast Anatolia, where most airports had short runways. After being satisfied with the aircraft, the airline ordered five more RJ100s and four RJ70s, the shorter variant, in 1995. RJ70 aircraft were bought because of their modified landing gear that allowed the type to land on unpaved runways, which made it possible for the airline to carry soldiers of the Turkish Army. The initial problems with the engines leaking oil were fixed with modifications made by Turkish Technic. The Boeing 727s, all of which were converted to cargo aircraft, were retired from the fleet in 1996. During Turkish president Süleyman Demirel's visit to France in February 1998, Turkish Airlines ordered two additional Airbus A340s, bringing the total to seven aircraft of the type.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/thy-fransadan-2-airbus-a340-aldi-39007116|title=THY, Fransa'dan 2 Airbus A340 aldı|date=21 February 1998|access-date=26 March 2022|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=26 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326123141/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/thy-fransadan-2-airbus-a340-aldi-39007116|url-status=live}} In November 1998, the airline added six Boeing 737-800, a Next Generation variant, to its fleet. The planes landed back to back at Atatürk Airport on 2 November, making it the first time in Turkish aviation history that six aircraft were delivered on the same day. The first plane on approach made a go-around, which is a tradition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/thyden-boeing-sov-39045921|title=THY'den Boeing şov|date=3 November 1998|access-date=11 September 2022|website=Hürriyet|language=Turkish|archive-date=11 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911132941/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/thyden-boeing-sov-39045921|url-status=live}} By 1999, the total number of aircraft in the fleet had risen to 75.{{Sfn|Sürmeli|2001|p=49}}

File:BAE Systems Avro 146-RJ100, Turkish Airlines AN0434538 (cropped).jpgs of Turkish Airlines were removed from the fleet in 2006 with a ceremony.|alt=An Avro RJ of Turkish Airlines]]

Seven Airbus A310s and three Boeing 727s were put up for sale. One of each type was sold by 2001. In 2000, one option for the Airbus A340 was turned into a firm order. From 2000 to 2002, the airline received 11 Boeing 737-800 aircraft.{{Sfn|Sürmeli|2001|p=178}} Turkish Airlines sold six Airbus A310s to Iran Air around 2002. Later that year in September, Mahan Air bought seven Airbus A310s from the carrier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/col-ucak-doldu-38413058|title=Çöl uçak doldu|date=22 September 2002|access-date=31 July 2022|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731210619/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/col-ucak-doldu-38413058|url-status=live}} In 2004, Turkish Airlines announced an order for five Airbus A330, 19 Airbus A320 and 12 Airbus A321 aircraft. Throughout 2004 and 2005, the airline ordered 23 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The deliveries were completed in late 2008. Much older aircraft like 11 Avro RJs, five Boeing 737-400 and two Boeing 737-500 aircraft were removed from the fleet. Three passenger Airbus A310 aircraft were converted into freighters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dunya.com/ekonomi/thy039nin-ucak-sayisi-127039ye-ulasti-haberi-64755|title=THY'nin uçak sayısı 127'ye ulaştı|date=7 January 2009|access-date=2 February 2022|website=Dünya|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202124334/https://www.dunya.com/ekonomi/thy039nin-ucak-sayisi-127039ye-ulasti-haberi-64755|url-status=live}} The Avro RJs were planned to be removed in late 2003 specifically due to their low capacity and high operating costs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekonomi/rjler-elden-cikariliyor-5154311|title=RJ'ler elden çıkarılıyor|date=12 November 2003|access-date=2 February 2022|author=Sinan Toros|website=Milliyet|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202124304/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekonomi/rjler-elden-cikariliyor-5154311|url-status=live}} The ten-year leasing deal ended in May 2004 for several aircraft. During a regular maintenance check on the second aircraft before being sent back, signs of corrosion were found inside the fuel tanks, which led to the seven other Avro RJ aircraft still operating in the fleet being grounded. The final Avro RJ left the fleet in December 2006. A camel was slaughtered at the Turkish Technic maintenance hangar in Atatürk Airport during the farewell ceremony to celebrate the removal of the type. The number of aircraft in the fleet reached 100 in that same year.{{Sfn|Mols|2022|p=50}}

File:TC-JGS Boeing 737-8F2 Anadolu Jet Stansted 2.11.21 (cropped).jpg is a trademark of Turkish Airlines.|alt=A Boeing 737-800 of AnadoluJet]]

Having almost doubled its fleet size from 65 to 120 in five years and not ordered any aircraft since 2005, Hürriyet reported in October 2008 that the airline was planning to order up to 25 wide-body and 50 narrow-body aircraft. The Airbus A330 aircraft ordered four years prior only replaced older Airbus A310 aircraft, meaning that Turkish Airlines didn't have a significant growth in its long-haul fleet. The carrier also leased four Boeing 737-700 aircraft to replace the older 737-400 variant which didn't have their leasing agreement renewed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/thy-8-5-milyar-dolarlik-ucak-alacak-10094719|title=THY 8.5 milyar dolarlık uçak alacak|date=12 October 2008|access-date=2 February 2022|author=Uğur Cebeci|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011111945/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/thy-8-5-milyar-dolarlik-ucak-alacak-10094719|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/ekonomi/makro-ekonomi/haber/112609-thy-737-400leri-elden-cikariyor|title=THY, 737-400'leri elden çıkarıyor|date=3 December 2008|access-date=31 July 2022|author=|website=Habertürk|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731210619/https://www.haberturk.com/ekonomi/makro-ekonomi/haber/112609-thy-737-400leri-elden-cikariyor|url-status=live}} In addition, a total of 21 leased aircraft joined the fleet in 2008, with the majority being the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, but also four wide-bodies. In April 2008, the airline founded AnadoluJet as a trademark and transferred five of its Boeing 737-400s to it. AnadoluJet is not a separate company and operates under Turkish Airlines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/kose-yazilari/anadolujet-ayri-sirket-olmali-mi.html|title=Anadolujet ayrı şirket olmalı mı?|author=Murat Herdem|date=29 August 2022|access-date=13 October 2022|website=AirportHaber|language=Turkish|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013090852/https://www.airporthaber.com/kose-yazilari/anadolujet-ayri-sirket-olmali-mi.html|url-status=live}} By November 2008, the airline had converted three of its Airbus A310s into freighters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/ekonomi/makro-ekonomi/haber/109023-thy-yolcu-ucaklarini-kargo-ucagina-ceviriyor|title=THY yolcu uçaklarını kargo uçağına çeviriyor|date=16 November 2008|access-date=31 July 2022|website=Habertürk|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731210625/https://www.haberturk.com/ekonomi/makro-ekonomi/haber/109023-thy-yolcu-ucaklarini-kargo-ucagina-ceviriyor|url-status=live}} Two planes of the type were sold to Ariana Afghan Airlines in April 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-iki-ucagini-satacak-1087997|title=THY, iki uçağını satacak|date=27 April 2009|access-date=31 July 2022|website=Milliyet|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731210624/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-iki-ucagini-satacak-1087997|url-status=live}} Turkish Airlines leased three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from Jet Airways in December 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-nin-ilk-boeing-777-si-geliyor-10633219|title=THY'nin ilk Boeing 777'si geliyor|date=24 December 2008|access-date=22 January 2022|author=Tolga Özbek|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122180541/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-nin-ilk-boeing-777-si-geliyor-10633219|url-status=live}} In April 2009, Turkish Airlines announced that it had ordered five Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. In July the same year, additional seven aircraft were ordered, bringing the total to 12.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iha.com.tr/haber-thy-boeinge-7-ucak-siparis-etti-82337/|title=THY, Boeing'e 7 uçak sipariş etti|date=28 July 2009|access-date=22 January 2022|website=İhlas News Agency|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122180533/https://www.iha.com.tr/haber-thy-boeinge-7-ucak-siparis-etti-82337/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/ekonomi/thyden-1-9-milyar-dolarlik-boeing-siparisi,DWCjU2fvekCKuLo6fC7Kbw|title=THY'den 1.9 milyar dolarlık Boeing siparişi|date=28 July 2009|access-date=22 January 2022|website=NTV|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122180707/https://stags.bluekai.com/site/39414?ret=html&phint=__bk_t%3DTHY%27den%201.9%20milyar%20dolarl%C4%B1k%20Boeing%20sipari%C5%9Fi%20-%20Son%20Dakika%20Ekonomi%20Haberleri%20%7C%20NTV%20Haber&phint=__bk_k%3D&phint=__bk_l%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.ntv.com.tr%2Fekonomi%2Fthyden-1-9-milyar-dolarlik-boeing-siparisi%2CDWCjU2fvekCKuLo6fC7Kbw&phint=__bk_v%3D3.1.10&limit=1&r=73335296|url-status=live}} In November 2009, the airline ordered three Airbus A330-300 aircraft, bringing the total number ordered to ten. Turkish Airlines also signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for two Airbus A330-200F freighters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iha.com.tr/haber-thy-3-adet-a330-300-ucagi-daha-siparis-etti-95315/|title=THY 3 adet A330-300 uçağı daha sipariş etti|date=6 November 2009|access-date=2 February 2022|website=İhlas News Agency|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202124325/https://www.iha.com.tr/haber-thy-3-adet-a330-300-ucagi-daha-siparis-etti-95315/|url-status=live}}

File:Turkish Airlines, TC-LSG, Airbus A321-271NX (49566615227).jpg aircraft were ordered in 2013.|alt=An Airbus A321neo of Turkish Airlines]]

In October 2010, Turkish Airlines announced an order for 14 Airbus A321-200 and six Airbus A319-100 aircraft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thyden-dev-siparis-13379176|title=THY'den dev sipariş|date=4 October 2010|access-date=23 January 2022|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309200253/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thyden-dev-siparis-13379176|url-status=live}} A month later, the airline announced an order for ten Boeing 737-800 and ten Boeing 737-900ER planes, with an option for 15 more aircraft.{{Cite web|url=https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/genel-haberler/thy-den-bir-dev-siparis-daha_ID693501/|title=THY'den bir dev sipariş daha|date=4 February 2010|access-date=23 January 2022|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123143353/https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/genel-haberler/thy-den-bir-dev-siparis-daha_ID693501/|url-status=live}} In March 2011, the airline ordered an additional ten Airbus A321-200 and three Airbus A330-200F aircraft.{{Cite web|url=https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/genel-haberler/thy-13-ucak-siparis-etti_ID744402/|title=THY 13 uçak sipariş etti|date=9 March 2011|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122180535/https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/genel-haberler/thy-13-ucak-siparis-etti_ID744402/|url-status=live}} Its 200th aircraft was a Boeing 737-900ER and joined the fleet in 2012.{{Sfn|Mols|2022|p=58}} In March 2013, the airline announced an order for 117 Airbus aircraft, which became the largest order placed by a Turkish airline. The order included 25 Airbus A321-200, four Airbus A320neo and 53 Airbus A321neo aircraft as well as an option for 35 further A321neos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/ekonomi/is-yasam/haber/827852-thyden-117-ucak-siparisi|title=THY'den 117 uçak siparişi!|date=15 March 2013|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Habertürk|archive-date=1 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501112624/http://www.haberturk.com/ekonomi/is-yasam/haber/827852-thyden-117-ucak-siparisi|url-status=live}} The next month, Turkish Airlines placed a firm order for 20 Boeing 737-800, 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and ten Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. The order also included an option for 25 more 737 MAX 8s.{{Cite web|url=https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/genel-haberler/thy-den-dev-bir-siparis-daha_ID858756/|title=THY'den dev bir sipariş daha|date=9 April 2013|access-date=23 January 2022|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123134859/https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/genel-haberler/thy-den-dev-bir-siparis-daha_ID858756/|url-status=live}} Of the options, 15 were turned into firm orders in June 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boeing.com.tr/haberler-ve-bas%C4%B1n-odas%C4%B1/bas%C4%B1n-bultenleri/2014/haz/boeing-ve-turk-hava-yollar%C4%B1-15-adet-yeni-737-max-8.page|title=Boeing ve THY 15 Yeni 737 MAX 8 Siparişini Kesinleştirdi|date=16 June 2014|access-date=23 January 2022|website=Boeing Turkey|archive-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201004612/http://www.boeing.com.tr/haberler-ve-bas%C4%B1n-odas%C4%B1/bas%C4%B1n-bultenleri/2014/haz/boeing-ve-turk-hava-yollar%C4%B1-15-adet-yeni-737-max-8.page|url-status=live}} In December 2014, the A320neo orders were converted into A321neos, and eight A321neo options were turned into firm orders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dunya.com/sirketler/thy039den-yeni-ucak-siparisi-haberi-266571|title=THY'den yeni uçak siparişi|date=24 December 2014|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Dünya|archive-date=21 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221093036/http://www.dunya.com/sirketler/thy039den-yeni-ucak-siparisi-haberi-266571|url-status=live}} In December 2015, the carrier ordered an additional 20 Airbus A321neo aircraft, bringing the total amount ordered to 92.

File:Turkish Cargo Boeing 777F (Aircraft-TC-LJR)11.jpg]]

During the winter period following the 2016 Turkish coup attempt, the airline saw a heavy downfall in passenger numbers, which caused it to ground 30 aircraft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-30-ucagi-yere-indirdi-40270865|title=THY 30 uçağı yere indirdi|date=7 November 2016|access-date=19 January 2022|author=Tolga Özbek|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113013814/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-30-ucagi-yere-indirdi-40270865|url-status=live}} On 14 February 2017, Turkish Airlines announced that it had reached an agreement with Boeing to convert its order for two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Boeing 777-200F, the freighter variant.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/thyden-boeing-777-karari-675794|title=THY'den 'Boeing 777' kararı|date=14 February 2017|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Cumhuriyet|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122180602/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/thyden-boeing-777-karari-675794|url-status=live}} In September 2017, Turkish Airlines signed a letter of intent to purchase 25 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which included an option for further five.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/tr/thy-dreamliner-sipari%C5%9Fi-verdi/a-40639108|title=THY 'Dreamliner' siparişi verdi|date=22 September 2017|access-date=23 January 2022|website=Deutsche Welle|archive-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307132036/http://www.dw.com/tr/thy-dreamliner-sipari%C5%9Fi-verdi/a-40639108|url-status=live}} Both 777 freighters were delivered to the airline in December 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/ekonomi/thy-ilk-boeing-777-tipi-kargo-ucagini-aldi-2905310|title=THY ilk Boeing 777 tipi kargo uçağını aldı|date=7 December 2017|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Yeni Şafak|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122180601/https://www.yenisafak.com/ekonomi/thy-ilk-boeing-777-tipi-kargo-ucagini-aldi-2905310|url-status=live}} At the end of the same month, three more 777Fs were ordered.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/thy-3-kargo-ucagi-siparis-etti-895381|title=THY 3 kargo uçağı sipariş etti|date=27 December 2017|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Cumhuriyet|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122180551/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/thy-3-kargo-ucagi-siparis-etti-895381|url-status=live}} In January 2018, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to acquire 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft and five options.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2018-03-turkish-airlines-selects-a350-xwb-lifting-its-fleet-to-new-heights|title=Turkish Airlines selects A350 XWB, lifting its fleet to new heights|date=9 March 2018|access-date=21 January 2022|website=Airbus|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121174754/https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2018-03-turkish-airlines-selects-a350-xwb-lifting-its-fleet-to-new-heights|url-status=live}} The Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 deal was finalized two months later and the airline officially ordered the two types in March 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/thynin-boeing-ve-airbusa-verdigi-ucak-siparisleri-kesinlesti-940185|title=THY'nin Boeing ve Airbus'a verdiği uçak siparişleri kesinleşti|date=9 March 2018|access-date=23 January 2022|website=Cumhuriyet|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123134859/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/thynin-boeing-ve-airbusa-verdigi-ucak-siparisleri-kesinlesti-940185|url-status=live}} On 25 November 2018, the airline ordered three more Boeing 777 freighter aircraft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/haber/thy-uc-kargo-ucagi-aliyor-551040.html|title=THY, üç kargo uçağı alıyor|date=25 November 2018|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Yeni Akit|archive-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126134208/https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/haber/thy-uc-kargo-ucagi-aliyor-551040.html|url-status=live}} {{As of|2018|12|post=,}} the airline owned 37 of the 330 aircraft it operated, with the rest being leased. Of the leased aircraft, 207 were on long-term and 87 were on short-term contracts.{{Sfn|Rodoplu|Polat|Kılıç|2019|p=725}} Throughout 2018, 11 aircraft of the Airbus A320 family had extensive cabin renewals, while 12 Boeing 737-800s were transferred to subsidiary AnadoluJet.{{Sfn|Hasekioğlu|2018|p=27}}

File:Boeing 737 MAX grounded aircraft near Boeing Field, April 2019.jpg aircraft grounded.|alt=Two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft of Turkish Airlines grounded at the Boeing Field]]

On 12 March 2019, following the request of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Turkish Airlines grounded all of its 12 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Some aircraft that departed a few hours before the decision had to return to Istanbul Atatürk Airport.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/thynin-boeing-737-max-8leri-yere-indirme-karari-alindi|title=THY'den Boeing 737 Max kararı|date=12 March 2019|access-date=20 January 2022|author=Enver Alas|website=CNN Türk|archive-date=13 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313010328/https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/thynin-boeing-737-max-8leri-yere-indirme-karari-alindi|url-status=live}} Turkish Airlines also did not take delivery of a further 12 737 MAX aircraft due to the global grounding, causing the planes to be stored at the Boeing Field.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/ekonomi/thy-2-yil-sonra-b737-max-ile-ilk-ucusunu-ankaraya-yapacak-572871.html|title=THY, 2 yıl sonra B737 MAX ile ilk uçuşunu Ankara'ya yapacak|date=14 April 2021|access-date=20 January 2022|website=TRT Haber|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510013630/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/ekonomi/thy-2-yil-sonra-b737-max-ile-ilk-ucusunu-ankaraya-yapacak-572871.html|url-status=live}} The final Airbus A340-300 left the fleet in April 2019. On 26 June 2019, the airline received its first Boeing 787-9 registered TC-LLA. The aircraft was welcomed at Istanbul Airport with a ceremony attended by Turkish media.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/thynin-ruya-ucagi-istanbulda/1516549|title=THY'nin 'rüya uçağı' İstanbul'da|date=26 June 2019|access-date=20 January 2022|author=İzzet Taşkıran|website=Anadolu Agency|archive-date=27 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627155323/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/thynin-ruya-ucagi-istanbulda/1516549|url-status=live}} The first commercial flight with the type was flown on 8 July to Trabzon Airport.{{Cite web|url=https://www.takvim.com.tr/guncel/2019/07/08/thynin-ruya-ucagi-ilk-seferini-bugun-eren-bulbul-icin-yapacak|title=THY'nin 'Rüya' uçağı ilk seferini bugün Eren Bülbül için yapacak|date=8 July 2019|access-date=20 January 2022|website=Takvim|archive-date=28 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828100631/https://www.takvim.com.tr/guncel/2019/07/08/thynin-ruya-ucagi-ilk-seferini-bugun-eren-bulbul-icin-yapacak|url-status=live}} In August 2019, Turkish Airlines chairman İlker Aycı stated that the carrier was looking into receiving its orders of long-haul aircraft, such as the Airbus A350-900, earlier than planned. In addition, he said that the airline was interested in the Airbus A220 and Embraer E190/E195 to serve new destinations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/ugur-cebeci/yeni-ucuslar-yakinda-41307550|title=Yeni uçuşlar yakında|date=19 August 2019|access-date=19 January 2022|author=Uğur Cebeci|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=21 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721222435/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/ugur-cebeci/yeni-ucuslar-yakinda-41307550|url-status=live}} On 31 December 2019, it was reported that Turkish Airlines received a compensation of around $225 million from Boeing due to the 737 MAX groundings.{{Cite web|url=https://tr.euronews.com/2019/12/31/thy-boeing-ten-737-max-tazminat-aldigini-duyurdu|title=THY Boeing'ten 737 Max tazminatı aldığını duyurdu|date=31 December 2019|access-date=19 January 2022|author=Faruk Can|website=Euronews|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120132500/https://tr.euronews.com/2019/12/31/thy-boeing-ten-737-max-tazminat-aldigini-duyurdu|url-status=live}}

File:Berlin Brandenburg Airport Turkish Airlines Airbus A350-941 TC-LGJ (DSC01105).jpg. New generation aircraft like this are to replace older aircraft, such as the Airbus A330|alt=An Airbus A350 of Turkish Airlines]]

Due to the reduction in air traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, chairman İlker Aycı told Hürriyet on 27 May 2020 that the airline might delay the deliveries of new wide-body aircraft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkishairlines-orders-idUKKBN23313I|title=Turkish Airlines may delay delivery of Airbus, Boeing planes: report|date=27 May 2020|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Reuters|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119150301/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkishairlines-orders-idUKKBN23313I|url-status=live}} The airline received its first Airbus A350-900 in October 2020,{{Cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/thy-haberleri/thynin-ilk-airbus-a350sinin-gelis-tarihi-belli-oldu.html|title=THY'nin ilk Airbus A350'sinin geliş tarihi belli oldu|date=19 October 2020|access-date=11 January 2024|author=Joanna Bailey|website=AirportHaber|language=tr|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111195327/https://www.airporthaber.com/thy-haberleri/thynin-ilk-airbus-a350sinin-gelis-tarihi-belli-oldu.html|url-status=live}} while the aircraft was completed almost a year before delivery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dha.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-bircok-yeniligi-icinde-barindiracak-a350-ucaginin-fotografini-paylasti-1754597|date=13 February 2020|access-date=11 January 2024|author=Gökhan Artan and Enver Alas|title=THY birçok yeniliği içinde barındıracak A350 uçağının fotoğrafını paylaştı|website=Demirören News Agency|language=tr|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111184942/https://www.dha.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-bircok-yeniligi-icinde-barindiracak-a350-ucaginin-fotografini-paylasti-1754597|url-status=live}} At the end of 2020, the airline grounded 25 wide-body and 55 narrow-body aircraft due to the start of the winter, but later grounded a further 21 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which increased the total number of grounded Turkish Airlines aircraft to over 100.{{Cite web|url=https://uzmanpara.milliyet.com.tr/raporlar-analizler/thy--21-ucagini-daha-yere-indirme-karari-aldi-airporthaber/1733264/|title=THY, 21 uçağını daha yere indirme kararı aldı|date=14 December 2020|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Milliyet}} Turkish Airlines started using its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft again on 12 April 2021, with a domestic flight from Istanbul Airport to Ankara Esenboğa Airport.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/thynin-ilk-boeing-737-max-ucagi-iki-yil-aradan-sonra-yeniden-havalandi-1826933|title=THY'nin ilk Boeing 737-MAX uçağı iki yıl aradan sonra yeniden havalandı|date=9 April 2021|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Cumhuriyet|archive-date=9 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409131601/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/thynin-ilk-boeing-737-max-ucagi-iki-yil-aradan-sonra-yeniden-havalandi-1826933|url-status=live}} Three days after the re-introduction however, Turkish Airlines cancelled an order for 10 737 MAX 8 aircraft and turned 35 firm orders for 737 MAX 8 and 5 firm orders for 737 MAX 9 into options which had to be activated before 21 December 2021, leaving a total of 20 firm orders for 737 MAX 8 and 5 firm orders for 737 MAX 9.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/thy-10-adet-boeing-737-max-siparisini-iptal-etti-haberler-3040786-ekonomi|title=THY, 10 adet Boeing 737-Max siparişini iptal etti|date=15 April 2021|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Habertürk|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419215726/https://www.haberturk.com/thy-10-adet-boeing-737-max-siparisini-iptal-etti-haberler-3040786-ekonomi|url-status=live}} The airline is also continuing to return Airbus A330-200 aircraft to lessors to simplify its fleet.

On 12 January 2022, the airline received its 20th and final Boeing 737 MAX 8 it had directly ordered from Boeing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/thy-25inci-b737-max-ucagini-istanbula-getirdi.html|title=THY 25'inci B737 Max uçağını İstanbul'a getirdi|date=12 January 2022|website=AirportHaber|access-date=21 January 2022|archive-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115154018/https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/thy-25inci-b737-max-ucagini-istanbula-getirdi.html|url-status=live}} In April 2022, the carrier announced that it was going to lease seven Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to join the fleet for the summer period. In May 2022, the carrier took delivery of an Airbus A350 that was originally destined for Aeroflot, which did not go through due to sanctions placed on the airline as the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/aeroflot-boyamali-a350ye-thy-giydirmesi-yapildi.html|title=Aeroflot boyamalı A350'ye THY giydirmesi yapıldı|date=8 December 2022|access-date=12 January 2024|website=AirportHaber|language=tr|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112191653/https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/aeroflot-boyamali-a350ye-thy-giydirmesi-yapildi.html|url-status=live}} Similarly, AnadoluJet took delivery of Airbus A320neo, A321neo and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft initially destined for S7 Airlines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/turkish-airlines-dochter-anadolujet-breidt-boeing-737-max-vloot-uit|title=Turkish Airlines-dochter AnadoluJet breidt Boeing 737 MAX-vloot uit|date=28 June 2022|access-date=12 January 2024|website=Luchtvaartnieuws|language=nl|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112191718/https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/turkish-airlines-dochter-anadolujet-breidt-boeing-737-max-vloot-uit|url-status=live}} The airline showed interest in the Airbus A220 and Embraer E190/E195 again before the 2022 Istanbul Airshow in October, where both manufacturers presented their planes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/airbus-ve-embraer-thy-icin-kapisacak.html|title=Airbus ve Embraer THY İçin Kapışacak|date=3 October 2022|access-date=10 October 2022|website=AirportHaber|language=Turkish|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003185855/https://airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/airbus-ve-embraer-thy-icin-kapisacak.html|url-status=live}} However, the carrier is hesitant to place an order for the types due their engines. Both aircraft use engines from the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G family. The Airbus A321neos of the airline already use the PW1100G, a member of the family which has had reliability problems.{{Cite news|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/kose-yazilari/thy-a220-ve-embraere-neden-soguk-bakiyor.html|title=THY, A220 ve Embraer'e neden soğuk bakıyor?|author=Murat Herdem|date=10 October 2022|access-date=13 October 2022|website=AirportHaber|language=Turkish|archive-date=11 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011073657/https://www.airporthaber.com/kose-yazilari/thy-a220-ve-embraere-neden-soguk-bakiyor.html|url-status=live}} {{As of|2025}}, Turkish Airlines is the largest operator of the Airbus A330ceo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries|title=Orders and deliveries|access-date=12 January 2024|website=Airbus|archive-date=10 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210065631/https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/market/orders-deliveries.html|url-status=live}}

Turkish Airlines received its 400th aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, in February 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/thynin-ucak-sayisi-400e-yukseldi-749143.html|title=THY'nin uçak sayısı 400'e yükseldi|date=26 February 2023|access-date=1 March 2023|website=TRT Haber|language=Turkish|archive-date=1 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301114527/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/thynin-ucak-sayisi-400e-yukseldi-749143.html|url-status=live}} In May, chairman Ahmet Bolat revealed that the airline was closing in on ordering 600 new aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus, which would be the largest ever if confirmed. 400 of these aircraft would be narrow-body while the other 200 would be wide. Bolat additionally said that the airline would operate over 800 airplanes by 2033.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/turkish-airlines-set-order-600-aircraft-june-chairman-2023-05-11/|title=Turkish Airlines set to order 600 aircraft, chairman says|date=11 May 2023|access-date=4 September 2023|website=Reuters|archive-date=17 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517073226/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/turkish-airlines-set-order-600-aircraft-june-chairman-2023-05-11/|url-status=live}} The order was supposed to be confirmed during the International Air Transport Association annual meeting held in Istanbul in June, but was delayed by two months due to the 2023 Turkish general election.{{Cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/location/turkish-airlines-delays-600-aircraft-order-two-months|title=Turkish Airlines Delays 600-Aircraft Order By Two Months|author=Kurt Hofmann|date=6 June 2023|access-date=4 September 2023|website=Aviation Week|archive-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904122442/https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/location/turkish-airlines-delays-600-aircraft-order-two-months|url-status=live}} The order was delayed once again in August, this time due to issues with engine options and the evaluation of maintenance contracts.{{Cite web|url=https://tolgaozbek.com/haberler/havayollari/thy-600-adetlik-ucak-siparisini-motor-nedeniyle-geciktirecek/|title=THY 600 adetlik uçak siparişini motor nedeniyle geciktirecek|date=12 August 2023|access-date=12 January 2024|website=Tolga Özbek|language=tr|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112192359/https://tolgaozbek.com/haberler/havayollari/thy-600-adetlik-ucak-siparisini-motor-nedeniyle-geciktirecek/|url-status=live}} In the meantime, the carrier announced that it had reached an agreement to lease 25 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 3 Boeing 787-9s from AerCap in October{{Cite web|url=https://tolgaozbek.com/haberler/finans/thynin-kiralayacagi-ucak-tipleri-belli-oldu/|title=THY'nin AerCap'ten kiralayacağı 28 uçağın tipleri belli oldu|date=24 October 2023|access-date=11 November 2023|website=Tolga Özbek|language=Turkish|archive-date=11 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111173442/https://tolgaozbek.com/haberler/finans/thynin-kiralayacagi-ucak-tipleri-belli-oldu/|url-status=live}} and a further 20 narrow-bodies and one wide-body in November.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-kapasite-artiriyor-21-ucak-kiralayacak-42358594|title=THY kapasite artırıyor! 21 uçak kiralayacak|date=9 November 2023|access-date=11 November 2023|website=Hürriyet|language=Turkish|archive-date=10 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110092808/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-kapasite-artiriyor-21-ucak-kiralayacak-42358594|url-status=live}} In December, Turkish Airlines and Airbus announced that they had reached an agreement for a firm order of 220 aircraft and an option for further 125. The order included 150 A321neos, 50 A350-900s, 5 A350-900Fs and 15 A350-1000s.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-12 |title=Turkish Airlines to order an additional 220 Airbus aircraft {{!}} Airbus |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-12-turkish-airlines-to-order-an-additional-220-airbus-aircraft |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.airbus.com |language=en}}

File:TC-JLT named ADILCEVAZ (6052748577) (2).jpg|Airbus A319-100

File:TC-JPH (45117201165).jpg|Airbus A320-200

File:Turkish Airlines, TC-JRC, Airbus A321-231 (16456356205).jpg|Airbus A321-200

File:Turkish Airlines TC-LSP Airbus A321-271NX (neo) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN ESSA) (52711940506).jpg|Airbus A321neo

File:Hamburg Airport Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-223 TC-JIR (DSC09908).jpg|Airbus A330-200

File:TC-JNH A333 Turkish Airlines VKO UUWW 2 (34707627020).jpg|Airbus A330-300

File:TC-LGD - Airbus A350-941 - Turkish Airlines - MSN 442 - VGHS.jpg|Airbus A350-900 XWB

File:Turkish Airlines, TC-JVO, Boeing 737-8F2 (31928158366).jpg|Boeing 737-800

File:TC-JYA (20519787519).jpg|Boeing 737-900ER

File:Turkish Airlines, TC-LCA, Boeing 737-8 MAX (44575165144).jpg|Boeing 737 MAX 8

File:Turkish Airlines, TC-LYB, Boeing 737-9 MAX.jpg|Boeing 737 MAX 9

File:TC-JJK - Turkish Airlines - Boeing 777-3F2(ER) - PEK (17016694887).jpg|Boeing 777-300ER

File:Turkish Airlines, TC-LLC, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (49566382111).jpg|Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

{{As of|2025|4}}, Turkish Airlines operates a fleet of 377 aircraft consisting of 13 passenger aircraft types.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/yazarlar/guntay-simsek-1019/3217658-thy-ucak-filosunu-sadelestiriyor|title=THY uçak filosunu sadeleştiriyor|date=11 October 2021|access-date=21 January 2022|author=Güntay Şimşek|website=Habertürk|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027002334/https://www.haberturk.com/yazarlar/guntay-simsek-1019/3217658-thy-ucak-filosunu-sadelestiriyor|url-status=live}} The number of aircraft in the fleet is no longer evenly split with Airbus and Boeing, since the airline has over sixty percent of its operational aircraft from Airbus and less than forty percent of its operational aircraft from Boeing.{{Sfn|CAPA|2024|p=14}} Over half of the operational aircraft consists of narrow-bodies. The average age of all aircraft is 9.3 years.{{Sfn|CAPA|2024|p=13}} Historically, this list included aircraft of AnadoluJet, which did not have its own air operator's certificate (AOC) and used to operate under the AOC of Turkish Airlines until 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/anadolujet|title=AnadoluJet|access-date=12 January 2024|website=Centre for Aviation|url-access=subscription|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112193544/https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/anadolujet|url-status=live}} In March 2024, AnadoluJet completed its rebranding into AJet and started operating separately from Turkish Airlines under its own AOC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dunya.com/sirketler/thynin-yeni-markasi-ajet-ilk-tanitim-ucusunu-ankaradan-istanbula-yapti-haberi-721402|title=THY'nin yeni markası AJet ilk tanıtım uçuşunu Ankara'dan İstanbul'a yaptı|date=29 March 2024|access-date=5 April 2024|website=Dünya|language=Turkish|archive-date=1 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401192541/https://www.dunya.com/sirketler/thynin-yeni-markasi-ajet-ilk-tanitim-ucusunu-ankaradan-istanbula-yapti-haberi-721402|url-status=live}}

THY Vickers Viscount 794 Volpati-1 (cropped).jpg|Vickers Viscount

Turkish Airlines Boeing 707 at Zurich - April 1976 (cropped).jpg|Boeing 707

File:Douglas DC-10-10 TC-JAU THY FRA 28.07.74 edited-2 (cropped).jpg|McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10

TC-JCL (16409350397) (cropped).jpg|Airbus A310-200

157aq - Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-500, TC-JDU@ZRH,26.10.2001 - Flickr - Aero Icarus (cropped).jpg|Boeing 737-500

File:TC-JHO Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2(WL) - cn 40987 pic2 (cropped).JPG|alt=Nose of a Boeing 737-800]]

The Douglas DC-7 leased from Sweden arrived in Istanbul on 20 March 1967. It had its initial name—"Malmö"—still on it. When the plane was repainted in the livery of Turkish Airlines, this name was changed to "Istanbul". It was the first aircraft of the airline to get a name. Turkish Airlines planes since then have been given their own name.{{Sfn|Gök|2018|p=71}}

Until the 2010s, aircraft operated by Turkish Airlines were named after provinces, rivers and tourist places of Turkey.{{Sfn|TBMM|2004|p=220}} In 2013, the airline ran out of province names and used 39 touristic places as names following discussions with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. When 25 more aircraft were set to join, it was suggested to use the names of the Turkish districts as well.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iha.com.tr/kirikkale-haberleri/thy-ucaklarina-isim-teklifi-404559/|title=THY Uçaklarına İsim Teklifi|date=12 April 2013|access-date=12 September 2022|website=İhlas News Agency|language=Turkish|archive-date=12 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912092007/https://www.iha.com.tr/kirikkale-haberleri/thy-ucaklarina-isim-teklifi-404559/|url-status=live}} The names are written below the cockpit windows. Some leased aircraft do not include a name, despite being painted in the full livery.{{Cite web|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2016/11/13/how-some-airlines-in-europe-play-the-name-game/|title=How Some Airlines in Europe Play "The Name Game"|author=Ian McMurtry|date=13 November 2016|access-date=12 September 2022|website=Airline Geeks|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917013430/https://airlinegeeks.com/2016/11/13/how-some-airlines-in-europe-play-the-name-game/|url-status=live}}

Confusion in the naming and registration of Turkish Airlines aircraft arose when the airline leased an Airbus A310 registered as TC-AKP from World Focus Airlines for the summer period of 2004, with AKP being the abbreviation of the Justice and Development Party.{{Sfn|TBMM|2004|p=219}} Minister of Transport Binali Yıldırım clarified that the registration was given by World Focus Airlines and that the next aircraft Turkish Airlines planned on adding to the fleet were going to be named after Turkish provinces going by their population. He added that registering or naming aircraft after other parties was technically possible.{{Sfn|TBMM|2004|p=220}}

File:Turkish Airlines - TC-LSH (cropped).jpg is one of the symbolic names in the fleet.|alt=Nose of an A321neo]]

An Airbus A330-200 with registration TC-JNC was renamed in November 2015 after the Japanese city of Kushimoto, whose residents helped the survivors of the sinking Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/thyden-bir-ilk-pijama-desen-ve-kushimoto-adi-40006745|title=THY'den bir ilk, pijama desen ve 'Kushimoto'|date=27 October 2015|access-date=19 January 2022|author=Faik Kaptan and Murat Çakır|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119150349/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/thyden-bir-ilk-pijama-desen-ve-kushimoto-adi-40006745|url-status=live}} In August 2016, Turkish Airlines announced that it would name eight of its aircraft after neighbourhoods of Turkey which were not featured yet, in response to the resistance of the citizens of those neighbourhoods in the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/ekonomi/2016/08/15/15-temmuzun-kahraman-semtlerinin-isimleri-thy-ucaklarinda-yasatilacak|title=15 Temmuz'un kahraman semtlerinin isimleri THY uçaklarında yaşatılacak|date=15 August 2016|access-date=11 September 2022|website=Sabah|language=Turkish|archive-date=7 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507122855/http://www.sabah.com.tr/ekonomi/2016/08/15/15-temmuzun-kahraman-semtlerinin-isimleri-thy-ucaklarinda-yasatilacak|url-status=live}}{{Efn|The eight neighbourhoods are: Beştepe, Saraçhane, Çengelköy, Kavacık, Kazan, Acıbadem, Atışalanı and Gölbaşı.}} The airline started an online survey to name its first Boeing 787 on 26 June 2019, with the options being Perga, Assos, Göbeklitepe and Zeugma.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thynin-ilk-ruya-ucagi-yarin-istanbulda-ismi-icin-anket-baslatti-41255014|title=THY'nin ilk 'rüya uçağı' yarın İstanbul'da! İsmi için anket başlattı|date=26 June 2019|access-date=20 January 2022|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=14 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014133330/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/thynin-ilk-ruya-ucagi-yarin-istanbulda-ismi-icin-anket-baslatti-41255014|url-status=live}} Following widespread reactions on social media requesting the plane to be named after Eren Bülbül, the aircraft was named Maçka, his hometown, instead of the initial four options given.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/thynin-ruya-ucagina-macka-ismi-verildi/1516885|title=THY'nin 'rüya uçağı'na 'Maçka' ismi verildi|date=27 June 2019|access-date=20 January 2022|author=İzzet Taşkıran|website=Anadolu Agency|archive-date=28 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628211244/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/thynin-ruya-ucagina-macka-ismi-verildi/1516885|url-status=live}}

In September 2019, an Airbus A321neo registered as TC-LSH was named Sivrihisar, a reference to the Sivrihisar Airplane, which was bought by the citizens of the town and gifted to the Turkish Air Force during the Turkish War of Independence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ahaber.com.tr/ekonomi/2019/09/23/iste-thynin-yeni-ucagina-verilen-isim-sivrihisar-thy-neden-sivrihisar-ismini-verdi|title=İşte THY'nin yeni uçağına verilen isim: Sivrihisar! THY neden "Sivrihisar" ismini verdi?|date=23 September 2019|access-date=11 September 2022|website=A Haber|language=Turkish|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127201649/https://www.ahaber.com.tr/ekonomi/2019/09/23/iste-thynin-yeni-ucagina-verilen-isim-sivrihisar-thy-neden-sivrihisar-ismini-verdi|url-status=live}} Following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, the 400th aircraft of the airline was named Tek Yürek, which comes from the {{ill|Türkiye Tek Yürek|tr}} campaign to raise money following the disaster. The Airbus A350-900 made its first passenger flight in March 2023 by carrying 275 survivors of the earthquake.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/ekonomi/thynin-tek-yurek-isimli-400ncu-ucaginin-ozel-yolculari-6381557?paging=2|title=THY'nin 'Tek Yürek' isimli 400'ncü uçağının özel yolcuları|author=Cevdet Özdemir|date=4 March 2023|access-date=4 March 2023|website=Sabah|language=Turkish|archive-date=4 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304145739/https://www.sabah.com.tr/|url-status=live}}

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During the first 25 years of operation, the aircraft only had a few red stripes on metal colours on the fuselage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gokyuzunde-thy-renkleri-3667257|title=Gökyüzünde THY renkleri|date=18 December 2005|access-date=21 February 2022|author=Uğur Cebeci|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=10 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110152405/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gokyuzunde-thy-renkleri-3667257|url-status=live}} The name of the airline was first written on the noses of de Havilland Dragon Rapides. From 1958 onwards, with the arrival of new Vickers Viscount turboprop aircraft, the airline applied a "pyjama"-styled livery with five red stripes. As the airline had no logo at the time, the tail only consisted of a Turkish flag.

In 1959, the airline's CEO Ulvi Yenal decided to hold a competition to select the new logo of Turkish Airlines. The design of Mesut Manioğlu won the competition and was included on the aircraft in 1961, and has remained on the livery ever since with a minor alteration in 1986 to simplify the logo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/thy-nin-yaban-kazi-ne-anlama-geliyor-2196130-ekonomi|title=THY'nin Yaban Kazı ne anlama geliyor?|date=28 October 2018|access-date=21 January 2022|author=Güntay Şimşek|website=Habertürk|archive-date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202084932/https://www.haberturk.com/thy-nin-yaban-kazi-ne-anlama-geliyor-2196130-ekonomi|url-status=live}} The greylag goose was chosen because it is one of the few animals that can fly at a high altitude over long distances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/galeri/yasam/thynin-logosunun-anlamini-biliyor-musunuz|title=THY'nin logosunun anlamını biliyor musunuz?|date=23 June 2015|access-date=21 January 2022|website=Sabah|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815175356/http://www.sabah.com.tr/galeri/yasam/thynin-logosunun-anlamini-biliyor-musunuz|url-status=live}} If tilted in three specific angles, the logo resembles the letters "T", "H" and "Y", which are the initials of "Türk Hava Yolları", the name of the airline in Turkish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/teknoloji/turk-hava-yollarinin-logosundaki-mesaj-3359922|title=Türk Hava Yolları'nın logosundaki mesaj|date=23 June 2018|access-date=21 January 2022|website=Yeni Şafak|archive-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706071925/https://www.yenisafak.com/teknoloji/turk-hava-yollarinin-logosundaki-mesaj-3359922|url-status=live}}

After the introduction of the goose logo, the "pyjama" livery was altered slightly to include the new logo: a white tail with a white circle including the red emblem. The bellies of the planes had an aluminium finish while the nose was black. The text on the plane read "THY Türk Hava Yolları-Turkish Airlines" on the left side; on the right, the concept was the same with different text reading "Türk Hava Yolları-Turkish Airlines THY".{{Cite web|url=https://www.iha.com.tr/haber-thy-ucagina-nostaljik-boya-507141/|title=THY uçağına 'nostaljik' boya|author=Tuncer Cengiz|date=27 October 2015|access-date=19 January 2022|website=İhlas News Agency|archive-date=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603024846/http://www.iha.com.tr/haber-thy-ucagina-nostaljik-boya-507141/|url-status=live}} The Boeing 707 aircraft introduced in 1971 however, had a slightly different livery for a short period. The four thin stripes were turned into one thick stripe, with the rest of the livery staying largely the same.

In the early 1990s, a new livery was introduced that had a white fuselage with a blue "Turkish Airlines" at the front and a red "THY" near the rear, and a red tail with the company logo in a white circle in the center. In mid 2005, the livery was updated to include a grey "Airlines" text under the blue "Turkish" and a tulip in the same colour was added for the first time on the fuselage running from the rear of the wing to the tail, the latter of which according to CEO Temel Kotil is an important symbol for the airline, with the aim of giving aircraft and employees a "more contemporary image".{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ucaklar-lale-acacak-330120|title=Uçaklar lale açacak|date=26 June 2005|access-date=19 January 2022|author=Uğur Cebeci|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110230846/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ucaklar-lale-acacak-330120|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/genel-haberler/thy-ucaklarina-lale-motifi_ID526575/|title=THY uçaklarına lale motifi|date=30 June 2005|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119150300/https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/haberler/genel-haberler/thy-ucaklarina-lale-motifi_ID526575/|url-status=live}} Designed by Cemil İpekçi, the first aircraft to feature the tulip design was delivered to Turkish Airlines on 25 September 2005.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/lale-gokyuzuyle-tanisti-38769854|title=Lale gökyüzüyle tanıştı|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503093546/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/lale-gokyuzuyle-tanisti-38769854|archive-date=3 May 2022|url-status=live|date=25 September 2005|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Hürriyet}}

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On 4 July 2010, Turkish Airlines revealed its new livery painted on a Boeing 737-800 named Elazığ for the first time. Designed by Bülent Erkmen,{{Cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/thy-haberleri/thyde-lale-devri-sona-erdi-24917h.html|title=THY'de lale devri sona erdi|date=5 July 2010|access-date=19 January 2022|website=AirportHaber|archive-date=2 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502041826/http://www.airporthaber.com/thy-haberleri/thyde-lale-devri-sona-erdi-24917h.html|url-status=live}} the airline's new "Eurowhite" livery features a white fuselage with blue lettering, and a red tail with the company logo in a white circle-outline. The winglet also got the same design as the tail. The grey "Airlines" lettering was moved up next to the "Turkish" text, and the grey belly of the fuselage was kept without a change.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/thy-yeni-boya-ile-uctu-15216695|title=THY yeni boya ile uçtu|date=4 July 2010|access-date=19 January 2022|author=Uğur Cebeci|website=Hürriyet|archive-date=19 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119085408/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/thy-yeni-boya-ile-uctu-15216695|url-status=live}} The grey tulip on the fuselage was initially removed, but newer aircraft are now again delivered with a tulip.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/ekonomi/thy-125-boeing-ucagi-737-900-eri-filosuna-katti-184156.html|title=THY 125. Boeing uçağı "737-900 ER'i filosuna kattı|date=12 May 2015|access-date=19 January 2022|website=TRT Haber|archive-date=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827131611/http://www.trthaber.com/haber/ekonomi/thy-125-boeing-ucagi-737-900-eri-filosuna-katti-184156.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/teknoloji/iste-thynin-ruya-ucaginin-ozellikleri,-X8NSWxp2kS1KaztT3ysrg|title=İşte THY'nin 'rüya uçağı'nın özellikleri|date=27 June 2019|access-date=19 January 2022|website=NTV|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701171209/https://www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/teknoloji/iste-thynin-ruya-ucaginin-ozellikleri,-X8NSWxp2kS1KaztT3ysrg|url-status=live}} The paint of the aircraft stays for a minimum of five years before being re-painted.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/thy-ucaklarinin-boyanma-oykusu/1114650|title=THY uçaklarının boyanma öyküsü|author=İzzet Taşkıran|date=11 April 2018|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Anadolu Agency|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119150305/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/thy-ucaklarinin-boyanma-oykusu/1114650|url-status=live}}

Turkish Airlines operates the following aircraft with a special livery:

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• {{cite book|last1=Albayrak|first1=İlyas|date=1983|title=Dünden Bugüne Türk Hava Yolları: 1933–1983|trans-title=Turkish Airlines from Yesterday to Today: 1933–1983|publisher=Turkish Airlines|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite book|last1=Ayas|first1=İnanç|display-authors=etal|date=May 1990|title=VI. Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı Havayolu Ulaştırması|trans-title=Sixth Five-Year Development Plan Airline Transportation|url=https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/6-HavaYoluUlastirmasi_OIK361.pdf|access-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709205202/https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/6-HavaYoluUlastirmasi_OIK361.pdf|archive-date=9 July 2022|url-status=dead|publisher=State Planning Organization|location=Ankara|isbn=9751902436|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite report|last=CAPA|date=January 2024|title=Turkish Airlines Fast Facts|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/turkish-airlines-tk/fast-facts|access-date=5 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112193627/https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/turkish-airlines-tk/fast-facts|archive-date=12 January 2024|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|publisher=Centre for Aviation}}
• {{cite book|last1=Dinçsoy|first1=Cahit|display-authors=etal|date=August 1976|title=IV. Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı Havayolu Ulaştırması|trans-title=Fourth Five-Year Development Plan Airline Transportation|url=https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/04_HavaUlastirmasi.pdf|access-date=10 July 2022|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121015513/https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/04_HavaUlastirmasi.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=State Planning Organization|location=Ankara|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite book|last=Gök|first=Kerem|date=2018|title=Uçak Kazaları: Türk Sivil Havacılık Tarihine Damgasını Vuran Kazalar|trans-title=Aircraft Accidents: Accidents That Marked the History of Turkish Civil Aviation|publisher=Kanon Kitap|location=Ankara|edition=First|isbn=9786056864414|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite book|last1=Hasekioğlu|first1=Orkun|display-authors=etal|date=2018|title=On Birinci Kalkınma Planı Hava Taşıtları Üretimi ve Bakım Onarımı|trans-title=Eleventh Development Plan Aircraft Production and Maintenance Repair|url=https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HavaAraclariUretimi_ve_BakimOnarimiCalismaGrubuRaporu.pdf|access-date=12 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711093336/https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HavaAraclariUretimi_ve_BakimOnarimiCalismaGrubuRaporu.pdf|archive-date=11 July 2022|url-status=live|publisher=Ministry of Development|location=Ankara|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite book|last=Kozlu|first=Cem|author-link=Cem Kozlu|date=2007|title=Bulutların Üstüne Tırmanırken: THY, Bir Dönüşüm Öyküsü|trans-title=Climbing Above the Clouds: Turkish Airlines, a Transformation Story|url=https://archive.org/details/bulutlarnstnetrm0000kozl/page/n7/mode/2up|access-date=22 November 2024|publisher=Remzi Kitabevi|location=Istanbul|isbn=9789751411983|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite book|last=Mols|first=Jozef|title=Turkish Airlines: The Istanbul Superconnector|series=Airlines Series|volume=4|date=2022|publisher=Key Publishing|location=Stamford|isbn=9781802821314}}
• {{cite book|last=Nergiz|first=Abdullah|date=2020|title=Devlet Hava Yolları: Türkiye'de Sivil Havacılığın Doğuşu (1933-1956)|trans-title=State Airlines: Birth of Civil Aviation in Turkey (1933-1956)|publisher=VakıfBank Kültür Yayınları|location=Istanbul|edition=First|isbn=9786057947710|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite book|last=Nergiz|first=Abdullah|date=2022|title=Türk Hava Yolları 1956–1980: Kalkış, Yükseliş, Türbülans|trans-title=Turkish Airlines 1956–1980: Take-off, Climb, Turbulence|publisher=Çizgi Kitabevi|location=Istanbul|edition=First|isbn=9786051968230|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite book|last=Nergiz|first=Abdullah|date=2023|title=Türk Hava Yolları 1980–2003: Büyük Dönüşüm|trans-title=Turkish Airlines 1980–2003: The Great Transformation|publisher=Beyoğlu Kitabevi|location=Istanbul|edition=First|isbn=9786259970622|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Rodoplu|first1=Hakan|last2=Polat|first2=Güler|last3=Kılıç|first3=Doğan|date=2019|title=Uçak Sahipliği Açısından Türk Havacılık Şirketleri Üzerinde Bir Araştırma|trans-title=A Research on Turkish Aviation Companies in terms of Aircraft Ownership|url=https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/635365|journal=Avrasya Sosyal ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi|access-date=10 August 2022|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702153747/https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/635365|volume=6|issue=1|eissn=2148-9963|pages=92–104|url-status=live|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Şekerli|first1=Eyüp Bayram|date=2021|title=Kuruluştan Günümüze Türk Hava Yolları'nın Dönüşümüne Yönelik Bir İnceleme|trans-title=A Review on the Transformation of Turkish Airlines from its Establishment to the Present|journal=İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi|issn=2147-1185|language=Turkish|pages=849–876|volume=10|issue=1|doi=10.15869/itobiad.803271|s2cid=233554314|doi-access=free}}
• {{cite book|last1=Sürmeli|first1=Fevzi|display-authors=etal|date=2001|title=VIII. Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı Havayolu Ulaştırması|trans-title=Eighth Five-Year Development Plan Airline Transportation|url=https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/08_Ulastirma_HavaYoluUlastirmasi.pdf|access-date=10 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121012410/https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/08_Ulastirma_HavaYoluUlastirmasi.pdf|archive-date=21 January 2022|url-status=dead|publisher=State Planning Organization|location=Ankara|isbn=9751927277|language=Turkish}}
• {{Cite journal|author=TBMM|date=September 2004|title=Malatya Milletvekili Ferit Mevlüt Aslanoğlu'nun, THY'nin kiraladığı uçaklara ve isim belirleme kriterlerine ilişkin sorusu ve Ulaştırma Bakanı Binali Yıldırım'ın cevabı (7/3050) |trans-title=Malatya Deputy Ferit Mevlüt Aslanoğlu's question regarding the aircraft leased by THY and the criteria for determining the name, and the reply of the Minister of Transport, Binali Yıldırım (7/3050)|url=https://www5.tbmm.gov.tr/tutanaklar/TUTANAK/TBMM/d22/c059/tbmm22059119.pdf|journal=Millet Meclisi Tutanak Dergisi|access-date=11 September 2022|archive-date=11 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911170046/https://www5.tbmm.gov.tr/tutanaklar/TUTANAK/TBMM/d22/c059/tbmm22059119.pdf|publisher=Grand National Assembly of Turkey|url-status=live|volume=59|issue=119|pages=218–220|language=Turkish}}
• {{Cite report|last1=Türk Hava Yolları|date=2013a|title=01 Ocak – 31 Aralık 2013 Dönemine İlişkin Yönetim Kurulu Faaliyet Raporu|trans-title=Board of Directors Activity Report for the Period of 01 January – 31 December 2013|url=https://investor.turkishairlines.com/documents/ThyInvestorRelations/download/faaliyet_raporu/2013_12_aylik_faaliyet_raporu.pdf|publisher=Turkish Airlines|access-date=26 September 2022|archive-date=8 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708054306/https://investor.turkishairlines.com/documents/ThyInvestorRelations/download/faaliyet_raporu/2013_12_aylik_faaliyet_raporu.pdf|url-status=live|language=Turkish}}
• {{Cite report|last1=Türk Hava Yolları|date=2013b|title=Yıllık Rapor 2013|trans-title=Annual Report 2013|url=https://investor.turkishairlines.com/documents/ThyInvestorRelations/download/yillik_raporlar/faaliyetRaporu2013_tr.pdf.pdf|publisher=Turkish Airlines|access-date=26 September 2022|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926103852/https://investor.turkishairlines.com/documents/ThyInvestorRelations/download/yillik_raporlar/faaliyetRaporu2013_tr.pdf.pdf|url-status=live|language=Turkish}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Türk Hava Yolları|date=2018|title=Investments, Incentives and Investment Policies|url=http://investor.turkishairlines.com/documents/ThyInvestorRelations/YK_Faaliyet_Raporu_1Q2018_ING.pdf|journal=2018 Q1 Board Activity Report|access-date=10 May 2018|archive-date=8 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708053121/https://investor.turkishairlines.com/documents/ThyInvestorRelations/YK_Faaliyet_Raporu_1Q2018_ING.pdf|url-status=live}}
• {{cite report|last=Yalçuk|first=Safa|display-authors=etal|date=February 1973|title=Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı ile Uçak Servisi Anonim Ortaklığının Durumuna Dair Cumhuriyet Senatosu Araştırma Komisyonu Ek Raporu (10/33)|trans-title=Additional Report of the Senate of the Republic Research Committee on the Status of Turkish Airlines Joint-Stock and Aircraft Service Joint-Stock (10/33)|url=https://keremgok.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/thy-dc-10-rapor-kerem-gok.pdf|publisher=Senate of the Republic|access-date=11 September 2022|archive-date=11 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911152302/https://keremgok.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/thy-dc-10-rapor-kerem-gok.pdf|url-status=live|language=Turkish}}
• {{Cite journal|last=Yurtoğlu|first=Nadir|date=2016|title=Sivil Havacılık Sektörü Içerisinde Yer Alan Türk Hava Yollarının Tarihi Gelişimi (1933–1960)|trans-title=Historical Development of Turkish Airlines in the Civil Aviation Sector (1933–1960)|url=http://www.ctad.hacettepe.edu.tr/12_23/11.pdf|journal=Cumhuriyet Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi|access-date=4 August 2022|archive-date=19 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519094749/http://www.ctad.hacettepe.edu.tr/12_23/11.pdf|publisher=Hacettepe University|url-status=live|issn=1305-1458|volume=12|issue=23|pages=293–325|language=Turkish}}

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• {{cite magazine|last1=Türk Hava Yolları|date=October 1990a|title=THY Uçak Tipleri ve Özellikleri/Type and Configuration of Aircraft|url=https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/1990-10|access-date=10 September 2022|archive-date=10 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910224939/https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/1990-10|url-status=live|magazine=Skylife Magazine|publisher=Turkish Airlines|location=Istanbul|issue=89|pages=121|language=tr,en}}
• {{cite magazine|last1=Türk Hava Yolları|date=November 1990b|title=THY Uçak Tipleri ve Özellikleri/Type and Configuration of Aircraft|url=https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/1990-11|access-date=10 September 2022|archive-date=10 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910224802/https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/1990-11|url-status=live|magazine=Skylife Magazine|publisher=Turkish Airlines|location=Istanbul|issue=90|pages=122|language=tr,en}}
• {{cite magazine|last1=Türk Hava Yolları|date=June 2002|title=Uçak Filomuz/The Fleet|url=https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/2002-06|access-date=31 July 2022|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731154438/https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/2002-06|url-status=live|magazine=Skylife Magazine|publisher=Turkish Airlines|location=Istanbul|issue=227|pages=159|language=tr,en}}
• {{cite magazine|last1=Türk Hava Yolları|date=May 2004a|title=Uçak Filomuz/The Fleet|url=https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/2004-05|access-date=10 September 2022|archive-date=10 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910221442/https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/2004-05|url-status=live|magazine=Skylife Magazine|publisher=Turkish Airlines|location=Istanbul|issue=250|pages=188–189|language=tr,en}}
• {{cite magazine|last1=Türk Hava Yolları|date=June 2004b|title=Uçak Filomuz/The Fleet|url=https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/2004-06|access-date=10 September 2022|archive-date=10 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910222539/https://issuu.com/skylifemagazine/docs/2004-06|url-status=live|magazine=Skylife Magazine|publisher=Turkish Airlines|location=Istanbul|issue=251|pages=188–189|language=tr,en}}

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