Aviation accidents in Turkey
CrashAtlas records 97 aviation accidents in Turkey, accounting for 1,071 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
97
Recorded accidents
1,071
Fatalities in this listing
1942–2025
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-09-19 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY 452 | Boeing 727-2F2 | Turkey | 154 |
| 2003-05-26 | Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines · UR-42352 | Yakovlev Yak-42D | Turkey | 75 |
| 2003-01-08 | THY Turkish Airlines 634 | Avro RJ100 | Turkey | 75 |
| 1974-01-26 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY 301 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Turkey | 66 |
| 1994-12-29 | THY Turkish Airlines 278 | Boeing 737-4Y0 | Turkey | 57 |
| 2007-11-30 | Atlasjet Airlines, lsf World Focus Airlines 4203 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) | Turkey | 57 |
| 1983-01-16 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY 158 | Boeing 727-2F2 | Turkey | 47 |
| 1975-01-30 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY 345 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Turkey | 42 |
| 1960-01-19 | Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS 871 | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle I | Turkey | 42 |
| 1979-12-23 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-JAT | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Turkey | 41 |
| 2001-05-16 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 086 | IPTN/CASA CN-235M-100 | Turkey | 34 |
| 1961-09-23 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY 835 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 | Turkey | 28 |
| 1961-12-21 | British European Airways - BEA · G-ARJM | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4B | Turkey | 27 |
| 1982-04-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 74-1678 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Turkey | 27 |
| 1954-04-03 | Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY · TC-ARK | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 25 |
| 1980-03-14 | United States Air Force - USAF · 74-2064 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Turkey | 18 |
| 1988-01-02 | Condor Flugdienst · D-ABHD | Boeing 737-230 Advanced | Turkey | 16 |
| 1950-03-25 | Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY · TC-BAL | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 15 |
| 1963-02-01 | Middle East Airlines - MEA 265 | Vickers 754D Viscount | Turkey | 14 |
| 1959-04-23 | Air Charter Ltd. · G-AGRH | Avro 688 Super Trader | Turkey | 12 |
| 1962-03-08 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-KOP | Fairchild F-27 | Turkey | 11 |
| 1965-11-16 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · H-060 | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 9 |
| 1958-09-18 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · CBK-081 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 9 |
| 2025-12-23 | Harmony Jets Malta · 9H-DFS | Dassault Falcon 50 | Turkey | 8 |
| 2021-08-14 | Russian Navy · RF-88450 | Beriev Be-200ChS | Turkey | 8 |
| 2020-07-15 | Turkish Police · EM-809 | Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i | Turkey | 7 |
| 1977-01-17 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · ETI-27 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 7 |
| 1951-11-24 | Royal Pakistan Air Force · G780 | Bristol 170 Freighter 21E | Turkey | 7 |
| 1968-10-19 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 17949 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Turkey | 7 |
| 1949-08-14 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 6063 | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 7 |
| 1999-12-29 | Ecuato Guineana de Aviacion · 3C-JJI | Antonov An-28 | Turkey | 6 |
| 1964-06-09 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · ETI-51 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 6 |
| 1951-12-25 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · CBK-20 | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 6 |
| 1999-04-07 | THY Turkish Airlines · TC-JEP | Boeing 737-4Q8 | Turkey | 6 |
| 1989-10-20 | Tapu Kadastro Genel Müdürlügü · TC-KUN | Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | Turkey | 5 |
| 1951-10-06 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Turkey | 5 |
| 1953-09-25 | Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY · TC-EGE | Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 5 |
| 1957-06-11 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 6043 | Douglas C-47B-28-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 5 |
| 1993-02-17 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 10011 | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Turkey | 5 |
| 1966-08-29 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 43-6014 | Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 5 |
| 1959-07-24 | Luftwaffe · GA+243 | Nord 2501D Noratlas | Turkey | 5 |
| 1981-12-09 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · YSL-47 | Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 5 |
| 1953-08-03 | Air France · F-BAZS | Lockheed L-749A Constellation | Turkey | 4 |
| 1959-03-31 | United States Air Force - USAF · 51-5201 | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | Turkey | 4 |
| 1950-11-11 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 43-6017 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 4 |
| 1954-01-05 | Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY · TC-BAG | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 4 |
| 1952-11-14 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 6008 | Douglas C-47A (DC-3) | Turkey | 4 |
| 1951-11-19 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · CBK-016 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 4 |
| 2001-05-18 | Turkish Navy · TCSG-552 | IPTN/CASA CN-235MP-100M | Turkey | 4 |
| 1963-02-01 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) 265 | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 3 |
| 2001-01-19 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 097 | IPTN/CASA CN-235M-100 | Turkey | 3 |
| 1964-02-03 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-ETI | Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 3 |
| 1995-02-14 | Turkish Army | Dornier Do 28D-2 Skyservant | Turkey | 3 |
| 2018-01-17 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 98-148 | IPTN/CASA CN-235M-100 | Turkey | 3 |
| 2020-02-05 | Pegasus Airlines 2193 | Boeing 737-86J (WL) | Turkey | 3 |
| 1957-11-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 52-0995 | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | Turkey | 3 |
| 1959-04-16 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · ETI-82 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 2 |
| 1998-12-05 | Dogus Air · TC-DHA | Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 | Turkey | 2 |
| 1965-01-14 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · CBK-04 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 1 |
| 1972-01-21 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-JAC | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Turkey | 1 |
| 1943-11-01 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FD829 | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1943-11-16 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FD790 | Douglas Dakota I (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1952-03-09 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 6053 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1953-02-21 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 42-6097 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 2002-11-09 | Tyumenaviatrans 9012 | Antonov An-26B | Turkey | 0 |
| 1967-06-02 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-515 | Douglas C-54G-1-DO (DC-4) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1994-08-01 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 1-041 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 2000-04-22 | THY Turkish Airlines · TC-THL | Avro RJ70 | Turkey | 0 |
| 2017-09-21 | Avione Jet · TC-KON | Cessna 650 Citation VII | Turkey | 0 |
| 1998-01-11 | THY Turkish Airlines · TC-THF | Avro RJ100 | Turkey | 0 |
| 1976-01-02 | Saudi Arabian Airlines, lsf Overseas National Airways - ONA 5130 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF | Turkey | 0 |
| 1989-08-25 | Torosair · TC-AJV | Boeing 727-247 | Turkey | 0 |
| 2007-10-04 | Istanbul Büyüksehir Belediyes, lsf SOREM · I-SRME | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Turkey | 0 |
| 1969-11-19 | Malev Hungarian Airlines · HA-LBA | Tupolev Tu-134 | Turkey | 0 |
| 1964-09-28 | Caledonian Airways 355 | Douglas DC-7C | Turkey | 0 |
| 1993-04-09 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WZF | Antonov An-2R | Turkey | 0 |
| 1995-07-12 | Yibitas Air · TC-YIB | Mitsubishi Mu-300 Diamond IA | Turkey | 0 |
| 1974-11-05 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · ETI-19 | Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1951-12-24 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 42-6058 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1962-06-28 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-EFE | Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1998-04-24 | Trans Asian Airlines - TAA · YR-IRD | Ilyushin Il-62M | Turkey | 0 |
| 1987-09-25 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 12-036 | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1942-09-13 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AFYI | de Havilland DH.95 Flamingo | Turkey | 0 |
| 1957-04-17 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 42-6071 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 2005-12-23 | Koda Air · 9L-LDU | Boeing 707-373C | Turkey | 0 |
| 1950-01-06 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-93509 | Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1972-08-18 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-KOC | Fairchild F-27 | Turkey | 0 |
| 1986-06-30 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 43-16395 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1969-02-02 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-SET | Vickers 794D Viscount | Turkey | 0 |
| 1981-01-08 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · HEK-15 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1988-11-14 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 69-030 | Transall C-160D | Turkey | 0 |
| 1968-08-29 | United States Air Force - USAF · 53-3243 | Douglas C-118A (DC-6) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1973-09-27 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 43-6022 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1947-12-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49779 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1996-08-21 | EgyptAir · SU-AVX | Boeing 707-366C | Turkey | 0 |
| 1996-05-17 | Air Alfa · TC-ALP | Airbus A300B4-203 | Turkey | 0 |
| 1995-12-30 | Tarom · YR-BCO | BAC One-Eleven 525FT | Turkey | 0 |