Turkish Airlines
Economy
EMITT 2014 Brings Greece and Turkey Closer
For the first time, Greece will be participating in a large tourism exhibition in Turkey, called the East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT). Greece will gather all its regional tourism sectors under one roof to organize extensive...
Greece
City of Thessaloniki Objects to CAA Decision Rejecting a Turkish Airlines Request for More Weekly Flights
The City of Thessaloniki expressed strong discontent over a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) decision which raises obstacles to a Turkish Airlines request for a second daily flight to and from Thessaloniki which, in essence, will double the weekly Istanbul-Thessaloniki-Istanbul...
Cyprus
Trabzonspor Lands in Larnaca, 39 Years Later
The professional Turkish football club, Trabzonspor, nicknamed The Black Sea Storm, arrived at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus, for the Europa League match with Apollon Limassol, from Trabzon, Turkey, with the first direct flight to Southern Cyprus since 1974.
According to...
Culture
Alexander the Great Attracts Indians to Thessaloniki
There are many interesting things in the city of Thessaloniki to attract tourists from India, as Indians are particularly attracted by the personality of Alexander the Great and the wider Greek history, but until recently they did not include...
Business
Turks Advised to Invest in Greece
With Turkish Airlines reportedly set to snap up Greece's beleaguered former national carrier Olympic, the Turkish Ministry of Economy is advising businessmen to invest in Greece fast, citing "bargain" opportunities with businesses wracked by a deep recession and the...
Greece
Turkish Airlines "Eyes" Olympic Air
According to Turkish media, a proposal has been officially submitted for the sale of the 100 percent of Olympic Air to the the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, Turkish Airlines.
Under the deal, Olympic will reportedly keep its name...
Europe
Fifty-Three Greek Pilots in Turkish Airlines
The financial crisis that is plaguing Greece has led many Greek experienced pilots to Turkey.
According to data from Turkish Airlines, published in the newspaper Habertürk, the largest percentage of foreign pilots that work in Turkish Airlines are Greek.
At the...
Greece
New Tourism Promotion of The Peloponnese
The Region of the Peloponnese in order to support and promote its touristic product to new tourism markets, invited South-Korean journalists and tour operators, as well as the general director of Turkish Airlines in Greece, Gulay Ozturk, and the...
Greece
Russian Travel Agents Interested in Central Macedonia
Travel agents from Ekaterinburg, Russia's fourth largest city, are looking for tourist destinations in Central Macedonia, Greece. The travel agents are in Thessaloniki with Russian journalists and Utku Yazan, director of Turkish Airlines in Thessaloniki.
The Russian travel agents are...
Greece
Turkish Airlines Promote Greek Tourism
Travel agents from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, and Azerbaijan traveled to Athens via Istanbul and visited Mykonos.
Turkish Airlines, in cooperation with the travel agency MidEast International tours, who celebrated 30 years of operation, invited tourist agents...