Airlines/Turkey
Is Turkish Airlines safe?
One of the world's fastest-growing airlines. No fatal accidents since 2009. Large modern fleet.
A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.
Operator safety tier
Elite
Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 11 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; last fatal accident 2009 (17y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Turkish Airlines's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Turkish Airlines, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.
| Aircraft | In our registry | Average age | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A321neo | 12 | 6.2 yrs | 2018 to 2023 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 11 | 6.8 yrs | 2019 to 2020 |
| Airbus A350-900 | 9 | 5.3 yrs | 2020 to 2023 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 7 | 7.8 yrs | 2018 to 2019 |
| Boeing 777-200LR / 777F | 6 | 8.4 yrs | 2017 to 2019 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 5 | 12.8 yrs | 2011 to 2016 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 5 | 15.2 yrs | 2003 to 2014 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | not enough dated | 2013 to 2016 |
| Airbus A321ceo | 2 | not enough dated | 2008 to 2016 |
| Airbus A319 | 1 | not enough dated | 2011 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 1 | not enough dated | 2019 |
We can date 12 of the 12 Airbus A321neo airframes we hold for Turkish Airlines. They average 6.2 years old, built between 2018 and 2023.