By . Arslan Aslam

1933

The "State Airlines Administration" operating under the supervision of the Ministry of National Defense has been

established on the 20th of May.

The initial budget of the organization headed by one of the first Turkish aviators Mr. Fesa Evrensev was 180 thousand Turkish Liras and the organization employed a total of 24

personnel comprised of seven pilots, eight mechanics, eight officers and a radio operator.

The first f leet comprised of 2 King Birds (having 5 seats), 2 Junkers F-13 (having 4 seats) and an ATH-9 (having 10 seats).

On 1946 The State Airlines Department has been renamed as the General Directorate of the State Airlines Administration.

• 1947 The first international voyage "Ankara-Istanbul-Athens" was flown on the 12th of February.

1951 The destinations of Nicosia, Beirut and Cairo have been included in the flight schedule of the fleet which now had a total of 33 aircraft and a seating capacity of 720 seats.

• 1955On the 21st of May, the title "General Directorate ofthe State Airlines Administration" has been changed byLaw number 6623 to its current name: Turkish Airlines.

1967 3 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airplanes were added to the fleet of which 1 had been chartered.

The first international jet flight has been realized on the Ankara-Istanbul-Brussels line on the 1st of September.

In 1968, the airline's capital stock of 90 million TL has been increased to 200 million TL.

1969 2 Dc-9 airplanes joined the fleet 1970 4 more DC-9 airplanes joined the fleet.

1971 The fleet was comprised of a total of 22 aircraft namely; 3 Viscount, 7 F-27, 8 DC-9-30, 1 DC-9-10 and 3 B-707 jet airplanes and had a total seating capacity of 1,961 seats.

The number of passengers carried has increased from 528 thousand in 1967 to 2.5 million in 1973

1956 Turkish Airlines Inc. was established on the 1st of March with a capital stock of 60 million TL .

Turkish Airlines joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) an industry oversight body established by the world’s airlines in order to facilitate commercial, technical, managerial and economic cooperation and to prevent unfair competition among its members.

Between 1956 and 1958 the number of passengers carried doubled and reached 394,000

In 1980 the Cairo route was put into service.

1983 On the 50th year of its establishment, the airline was operating in 3 continents with a seating capacity of 4.-037 seats and has carried 30 thousand tons of cargo and 2.5 million passengers with its 30 aircraft.

The first in flight magazine was published by the name of “THY Magazine”.

1988 The Helsinki, Tunisia, Algiers, Oslo, Basel and New York route have been put into service. The 4th continent has begun to be served with the New York flights.

In 1989 2 Airbus aircraft have joined the fleet.

THY Magazine was renamed Skylife.

The SunExpress Airlines has been established with the equal partnership of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa Airlines.

In March 1990, the airline's capital stock attained a value of 700 billion TL.

In 1991 the first B-737s joined the fleet.

The airline's capital stock value reached 2 trillion TL in September.

1993 The total destinations served rose to 78, 23 domestic and 55 international.

In July, A340-300s and RJ-100s began to join the fleet.

In the course of the year, 11 Boeing 737s and 2 A340-300 aircraft joined the fleet. With the addition of the Airbus 340s, direct flights to Tokyo were possible and they were operated with three different classes of service; First, Business and Economy Class.

During the year 3 B737-400s, 2 RJ-100s, 1 A340-300, 7 B737-400s and 3 RJ-100s have joined the fleet.

3 B727-200 aircraft were converted to cargo planes.

On January 2001 29th flights were begun to Ankara using Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

The Reservation Call Center ( 444 0 THY/444 0 849) began operations.

In 2007 Turkish Airlines was granted the “National Quality Award” in aviation.

In 2008 Turkish Airlines established Anadolujet on the 23rd of April, making the connection between Anatolia and Ankara easier and more economical.

Alleppo service began on the 15th of May, followed by the Merzifon on the 23rd of June, Sinop on the 15th of July, Birmingham on the 15th of December and finally Baghdad on the 26th of October.

In April Turkish Airlines became the 20th member of Star Alliance.

Turkish Airlines and Turkish government did a mistake which affect so many people and the coutry reputation with using their political power and power. Turkish Airlines wants to be world leader airlines and their slogan is “Globally yours. They shouldn’t forget that being world leader airlines can be with customer satisfaction. Satisfaction is possible with employee satisfactions. This is because they should to make satisfy their employees with giving their rights than they can achieve their aims.