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Does Turkish Airlines support Israel?
Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları)
We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from Turkish Airlines. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.
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Background
No donations or support for Israel by Turkish Airlines are on record. Before the war the partly state-owned Turkish flag carrier was one of the largest foreign airlines at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, operating up to 16 flights a day from Istanbul — a purely commercial relationship. It suspended all Israel flights after the war began in October 2023, and in April 2025 it and Pegasus formally gave up their Ben Gurion landing slots, signaling no near-term return. An October 2025 report said the airline was weighing a request to resume service, but as of July 2026 no Tel Aviv flights appear in its schedules. In May 2026, in an operation coordinated by the Turkish government, Turkish Airlines aircraft flew released Global Sumud Flotilla detainees out of Israel's Ramon Airport to Turkey — a state-directed evacuation, not commercial service to Israel. The airline's absence from Israel tracks the Turkish government's stance during the war; nothing in the record constitutes support for Israel.
Ynetnews (October 2023 suspension) Globes (April 2025 slot relinquishment) The Jerusalem Post (October 2025 possible resumption report) Asharq Al-Awsat (May 2026 flotilla evacuation flights)
What we checked
- News & official statements — 2026-07-29
- Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-29
- SEC filings — 2026-07-29Not an SEC registrant — Turkish Airlines is listed on Borsa Istanbul (THYAO), not in the US, so there are no EDGAR filings to review. Israel-related activity verified instead through Israeli, Turkish and aviation trade press.
- Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-29OpenFEC committee search returned no Turkish Airlines corporate PAC (0 committees). As a foreign state-linked carrier it has no US federal PAC; no political disbursements to review.
- Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-29
- usaspending — 2026-09-25Queried the USAspending.gov award API on 2026-09-25 for US federal contracts, grants and other awards to this company whose award text mentions Israel. It returned no awards.
- lobbying — 2026-09-25Searched the US Lobbying Disclosure Act database at lda.gov on 2026-09-25 for filings naming this company as the client whose reported lobbying issues mention Israel. No filings matched.
- ohchr — 2026-09-25Checked the UN OHCHR database of business enterprises involved in activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, report A/HRC/60/19, on 2026-09-25. This company is not listed in it.
- whoprofits — 2026-09-25Searched the Who Profits company index on 2026-09-25 — the research centre that documents corporate involvement in the Israeli occupation. This company has no profile there.
Frequently asked questions
Did Turkish Airlines donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
No records found. We searched 9 public source types — news and official statements, nonprofit tax filings, SEC filings, and federal election records — and found no donations from Turkish Airlines. The dated search log on this page shows exactly where we looked.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 4 distinct sources are cited for Turkish Airlines. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-25
- Ynetnews (October 2023 suspension) ynetnews.com
- Globes (April 2025 slot relinquishment) en.globes.co.il
- The Jerusalem Post (October 2025 possible resumption report) jpost.com
- Asharq Al-Awsat (May 2026 flotilla evacuation flights) english.aawsat.com