Less than three months after commencing its inaugural Istanbul-Sydney service Turkish Airlines is planning to ramp up to daily services from 12 January 2026.
The airline will progressively increase the number of services throughout 2025, with the current four-weekly service to increase to five-weekly from mid-June, and six-weekly from the end of October.
The route will be flown using the Airbus A350-900 via Kuala Lumpur, with TK174 arriving in Sydney at 1935hrs and departing as TK175 at 2115hrs. Pending aircraft delivery schedules, in 2026 the service will be flown a non-stop service from Istanbul to Sydney.
Sydney Airport Group Executive, Aviation Growth and Group Strategy Greg Botham said: "Turkish Airlines’ decision to ramp up to daily services so soon after launching in Sydney is a tremendous vote of confidence in the strength of the market.
“This expansion will provide even greater connectivity between Australia and Türkiye, benefiting both business and leisure travellers.
“It confirms Sydney Airport as Turkish Airlines’ leading gateway in Australia, reinforcing our position as the country’s premier international hub.
“We’re also excited by the prospect of a future non-stop service to Istanbul, which will make travel between our two countries even more seamless."
Turkish Airlines first hit the tarmac at Sydney Airport in November 2024, officially opening an exciting new route to Europe and a boost in the number of visitors to NSW.
In the first year alone, the route will deliver an additional 68,620 inbound seats to Sydney Airport, support more than 290 jobs and generate an estimated $53 million for the NSW visitor economy.
The new route was made possible with support from the NSW Government’s Aviation Attraction Fund. The Aviation Attraction Fund, administered by Destination NSW, has helped land more than 40 routes for NSW.
