The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Turkish Airlines, Plus a Long Haul A350 Flight in Business Class!

[@orkunpak]

then lady who handed you the chicken rice said “afiyet olsun” which is the turkish version of “bon appetit” or “enjoy your meal”.

[@flaps1019]

@@orkunpak Ah - amazing, thank you!

[@huseyinbabaturk8219]

Correction:. Afiyat is an Arabic word which means wellness and safety. It is said as 'Sihha wa aafiya" meaning wishing you good health, well being and safety. It has nothing to do with enjoy your meal.

[@berkekadircelik6282]

@@huseyinbabaturk8219 In Turkish it is mostly used in that meaning though. In Turkish "Afiyet olsun" basically means "Eat with pléasure". And I am not making this up, this definition is from the official Turkish Language Institution.

[@huseyinbabaturk8219]

The word “afiyet” is not a Turkish word. It is Arabic word and I have the correct meaning. It absolutely does not mean enjoy your meal. That is an incorrect translation of an Arabic word to Turkish. Even if there is no meal involved it still is used as “Allah afiyet versin” to wish a good well being. 1:00

[@berkekadircelik6282]

​@@huseyinbabaturk8219 It is not Turkish but it is still a widely used word. You can also use it as "Afiyet şeker olsun". And we use it like how I said. ıt might be incorrect compared to Arabic but it is how we use it here in Turkey. Turkish and Arabic are different languages and meanings of words can change over time. It is wrong in Arabic but its correct in Turkish. And we are talking about Turkish here, not Arabic.

[@skrsvs9425]

you must mention that dc accident was not cos of THY, it was because of the plane has serious chronical manufacture error. which caused global issue with DC company. other than that great video mate. keep up the good work.

[@PenguinGamingActual]

As someone who worked as in flight chef at Turkish Airlines for 6 years, I can say that we are real chefs. We have culinary diplomas and many years of experience in the industry. Planes dont have microwaves :D we are cooking in ovens that go up to 170C. All those food you eat on board we know how to make it. We are also working at the main catering factory when we are not flying. So for those who says we are microwavers and such just stfu.

[@bhangraman7000]

I’ve flown Turkish both internationally and domestically through Turkey and I find the domestic flights to be better. The service was better and they even serve a hit sandwich on an hour long domestic flight.

[@flaps1019]

Funny you mention that - I also flew them domestically to Cappadocia and was impressed by the service on that flight (also got served the hot sandwich!! 😋), although the seats were very basic

[@bumb.wingman]

I had the honor of eating the great sandwich, quality ❤

[@Cqnr.k]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="685">11:25</a> it’s enjoy your meal

[@PiyanistMC]

İzleyenlerin yarısı Türk...

[@Cqnr.k]

@@PiyanistMCdoğru la

[@cdtz82]

Thank you for sharing your Turkish air experience. You are right about the lounge, which is over crowded, same buffet food all the time, the airport is extremely warm, and their private bed conditions are very unfair to passengers whose 2nd is shorter than 8hrs and layover more than 4hr. So, most of the time, we would never get the bed. You could get a shower, but one needs to wait around 45mins to 2hrs, which might not be worth it if the layover is short. Also, you are right about the annoying pre recordings which are mechanical and looses the human element. About the old bread claim by Turkish air is spectacle since they claim they use the 12000 yr old recipe, based on their intro ad they play when you switch on the monitor. I wonder if the people who made the ad verified if the first bread originated in turkey or Jericho 😂

[@mfreeman.224]

Well done! You told a compelling and engaging story of THY's history. They were once avoidable, and now they have an impressive global network. Their catering truly is mindblowing, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do hope they can work on some of the people skills. I've never found them to be rude, but they can be a bit detached. It also seems like your boarding experience was a bit less arduous. Perhaps it just seemed more frustrating in the old Ataturk Airport with its cramped gates and busses instead of bridges. Who would have ever dreamed that a nonstop Istanbul-Denver flight would be financially and logistically plausible? Perhaps Orlando is next on THY's list.

[@PiyanistMC]

The airport is actually much hotter than Istanbul itself. Really good video. Also Hezarfen Çelebi isn't just a story he did live (and get executed because the sultan feared he would rise to power really fast after literally flying)

[@simpletrailers1161]

he was exiled to Algeria not executed

[@GRD1978]

Hey Peter, Great video! You deserve so many more subscribers than you have... Love your informative videos, the background information, the positivity and constructive feedback.

[@donaldknowles9640]

@GRD1978 I agree

[@flaps1019]

Thank you guys 🙏🏻

[@walhalladome5227]

Recently flew Turkish AMS - MNL via of course Istanbul. I wish very impressed with Turkish. I be more than happy take them next time. Thanks Turkish.😊

[@yukselkiziltas1122]

I have flown Miami-Istanbul twice in the last 6 months. I had great experience on both occasions. B777 and Dreamliner were both great and spacious.

[@HK-rw3ig]

And Istanbul airport one of the best in the world!

[@Ata-Alic]

Very well made video, great research on the history of Turkish, well paced and enjoyable to watch. Love it!

[@crammydavisjr5813]

I like your style and think you’re offering great reviews. Keep it up, brother!

[@ZRHTrainspotter]

Incredible documentary! Well done! 😊 My favourite airline ❤

[@sduru]

wow. Coinsidencely I flew the same day 1 hour after you istanbul to Melbourne on business class TK168.

[@flaps1019]

@@sduru no way! How was your flight??

[@sduru]

@@flaps1019 exactly your flight service the same standards all the way. great for sleeping.

[@donaldknowles9640]

Peter , yet another great video , well researched and well presented Well Done

[@jannekedebrie598]

Great trip report with Tons of history and background

[@Mr.Nafri_]

The bread is made with the oldest 🌾🌾 in the World. They found those grain seeds 🌾 during the excavation in Göbekli Tepe, which is the oldest man made temples. Because of that, they call it the oldest bread in the world.

[@margaretpittman9650]

Great video! I love learning the history of airlines. I flew air Europa from Miami to Madrid, then to Barcelona in business class. Did it on points. Was a great flight! Could you do an episode on them?

[@flaps1019]

Noted - will certainly give them a look next time I go to Spain!

[@Muradwalis92]

I remember the big blue seats as a child it was sooo comfy!

[@gokhanY]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="945">15:45</a> She said "hoş geldiniz", literally "welcome" in a formal way.

[@dd-uy5lx]

one of the best airlines, i fly with them much as possible

[@Ders-r3o]

Nice video! I really liked the general quality of the service and hope they can keep up their quality from now on as well.

[@emrefifty5281]

high quality enjoyable content. Greetings from Türkiye. Appreciated the history bit.

[@AbdulasisFarah]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="685">11:25</a> it means like have a nice meal or enjoy your meal

[@raymondmifsud4690]

l liked how you introduced the trip report with an introduction on TK. Enjoyed watching it, thanks.

[@LeoTravellerBR]

Amazing new video!

[@suhailshafi]

AMAZING DOCUMENTARY !

[@jsknott6797]

Great Video Peter!

[@CarlosSilva-td3nn]

Great video. Many thanks from Sao Paulo, Brazil.❤️🙏

[@semsemeini7905]

That DC-10 was travelling to London from Paris. I remember. It was scary. A few DC-10s were crashing. I recall a Turkish friend telling me no way would she fly them. Wonderful how many new airlines now fly to Denver. 88,000 miles Roundtrip is unbelievable. What do you mean A and A Miles? You got this directly from the Turkish frequent flyer program? Not United nor Air Canada?

[@vladilenkalatschev4915]

THY is one of my favorite airlines ❤❤❤

[@YukonGhibli]

Nice video as always. DEN is a horrid place but travelling there on TK makes up for some of that. Bravo sir!

[@suhailshafi]

Denver is a beautiful airport !

[@flaps1019]

Thank you! DEN used to be horrid but it’s getting a lot better. Pretty solid for a US airport these days

[@situveux1]

Another enjoyable video, thanks for your work

[@Efegaming1]

As a Turkish person, I am very proud of our national airline, best food you'll ever have in the sky they don't have competition on that brand. The food is excellent and I have been to other airlines for the food has been absolutely disgusting.

[@barssky2889]

amasing video. very informative with plane presentation, thanks.

[@bulasksungerisungerbob8993]

Peter love your editing and details in the video

[@MrLetmein2011]

Excellent video 👍🏼

[@cemyalcn6963]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="685">11:25</a> she say "afiyet olsun" which means "bon appetit" and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="946">15:46</a> she say "hosgeldiniz" which means "welcome"

[@caniplayzz]

If you liked the IST lounge, you should have seen the lounge at the old Atatürk Airport (formerly IST, now ISL), it was designed way nicer and had better amenities.

[@alohom8696]

A video about EL AL would be amazing though.

[@muhammadfaseeh5473]

if I am correct the reason they are calling it Old bread is that it is using yeats from the ancient temple of Göbekli tepe which is thousands of year old

[@aronlegoman]

Next time walk to the next entryway or the one with the number 5! There's a dedicated Turkish business class entrance to the airport with a much shorter security queue!

[@baris.ozkaya]

Congrats on this fine content bro, if you ever come again to Istanbul hit me up 😂

[@VLIEGTUI]

Turkish airlines has 17 crashed, the most modern b737-800 was 7 years old plane. This plane crashed during approaching runway of Schiphol amsterdam. Turkish airlines was 1 of 6 accidents and 1 of 4 passengers died

[@hamzauzan3338]

Turkish airlane and istanbul airport best 👍🏾

[@said9360]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1313">21:53</a> doesnt seems to be a baklava but a similur syrup based another dessert.

[@mustafadogan4984]

our flag airlines always be prouded welcome to the paradise of hospitality and the food heaven

[@umairmehmood8304]

Do Cathay Pacific next. PIA, Emirates, Qantas thanks

[@metegokce697]

I sometimes envy the countries who do not aim to be an international hub. Like Finland, Switzerland. Even The Netherlands. Those countries curb flights for environmental reasons, whilst Türk Hava Yolları brings a lot of exhaust to İstanbul. And a lot of COVID during the pandemic times... What is the point of channelling all that crowd via Turkey?

[@aneeqshaikh3655]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="945">15:45</a> - Hoş geldiniz means Welcome :)

[@tanerpaker]

A-jet is a subsidiary of THY which is the budget carrier.

[@U.A903]

11.25 cook said 'Afiyet olsun ' means enjoy your meal.

[@ziasachedina8463]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="951">15:51</a> it means “welcome”

[@eimeta1948]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="946">15:46</a> Hoşgeldiniz means 'welcome'

[@TheMloxy]

Hi. At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="685">11:25</a> '' Afiyet olsun '' means 'Enjoy your meal'

[@flaps1019]

Thank you!

[@vibecheck663]

Great video! I'd love to see you fly airBaltic - my country's national airline

[@RealSkyEntertainment]

Great video, however the background music is way too loud my man

[@Muradwalis92]

As you were saying there was no space we saw space

[@fToo]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1748">29:08</a> i thought the announcements sounded a bit like Deanna Troi !

[@flaps1019]

😂

[@Celme44]

Try sun express tho retired f 16 pilots with old planes good match :)

[@zaferdurusoy8073]

Despite of about turkish airlines, but there isn't turkish subtitle inside of the option of the TVs. i give you " - " because of ur thoughtless!

[@Ozgur72]

Afiyet olsun : Bon appetite Rica ederim : you are welcome Hoş geldiniz : welcome

[@Ghost19912]

fun fact Atatürk was the first to use the MG08 as an anti air weapon

[@OrkunAytekin]

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, also known as Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 until the Surname Law of 1934, was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until forever...

[@m.e.c.5837]

All major airlines have had an accident or two. Especially the older ones like the THY. I don't think it was a rise, fall and rise again. I think it was a steady rise and now they are one of the best in the world.

[@TheOuedOueaStarlightUltra]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1479">24:39</a> Say that again...

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

Great video and subscribed. You are really giving flying together feeling with your descriptions, really liked it so keep them coming! About Turkey-Türkiye difference, the country's name has been always 'Türkiye cumhuriyeti' or 'Repulic of Türkiye' since it was established. But the government was using English translation, Turkey in UN same as most countries. Until recently that it applied to UN to use its actual name, Türkiye. So the country's name didn't change and everybody can use whatever translation it is in their languages. Unless they are UN or NATO officials only then they must use Türkiye.

[@m.e.c.5837]

The country's name was never Republic of Türkiye in English. It was Republic of Turkey. Because the word Turkiye doesn't exist in English. The spelling of the English translation has now changed. Republic of Turkiye did not exist prior to 2021. So you cannot say "it has always been" that since it was established. Yes it has been that in Turkish but not in general at all. However country's international (English) name did change because even on Google maps now it is called Turkiye. It is not a UN/NATO specific thing. It's literally a rebranding.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@m.e.c.5837 First of all there isn't such a thing called 'English name', every country has a single name that they declare during their establishment. Check out every single international agreement to see if it is written as 'Repulic of Turkey' or 'Türkiye cumhuriyeti' you will see it is written as Türkiye cumhuriyeti simply because that's the country's name. While the government has been using English translation in UN same as most countries. So nope country's name didn't change nor it is a reband. Google began using Turkiye perhaps because they use UN recognization to display those country names and borders, huh? NATO also didn't have to use Türkiye but they do as it is UN recognized name anymore..

[@m.e.c.5837]

​@@ggoddkkiller1342 I mean, literally look at all the English pages of official Turkish government websites, they all say Türkiye now. Before 2021, they said Turkey. All Turkish brands, from Turkish Airlines to products labeled ‘Made in Türkiye,’ are now using Türkiye. The government clearly wants the international/English name to be Türkiye and is actively promoting that so that, in 10 years, people will only know it as such. It’s absolutely a rebranding effort. If you can’t see that, well, that’s on you. And Türkiye isn’t the first to do this. Côte d’Ivoire ditched ‘Ivory Coast’ in 1985 to stick to its French name. Iran swapped out ‘Persia’ for its native name back in 1935. Sri Lanka moved away from ‘Ceylon’ in 1972, and Eswatini did the same in 2018, dropping ‘Swaziland’ for a name truer to its identity. Even the Czech Republic shortened things to ‘Czechia’ in 2016 (which btw was called Bohemia in English long before that). It’s all about national identity.

[@m.e.c.5837]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 Your statement is way off. Historically, international agreements referred to the country as ‘Turkey’ or the ‘Republic of Turkey,’ not ‘Türkiye Cumhuriyeti.’ The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne and the 1963 Ankara Agreement both use ‘Turkey,’ as do pre-2021 EU agreements. The shift to ‘Türkiye’ in official contexts only happened recently. Find me one historical agreement before 2021 where ‘Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’ or ‘Republic of Türkiye’ was used? I'll wait. Yes, there IS a such thing as English names for convenience in international contexts. Countries like India, known as ‘Bharat’ domestically, use English translations for easier communication. Similarly, Türkiye now wants its native form respected internationally. But let’s be clear: this is a rebranding. ‘Made in Türkiye’ labels and Turkey and Turkish brands' adoption of the name are about aligning global perception with cultural identity. Most of your points are valid, but the rest? Way off. Just let it go, bud, you don’t get it!

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@m.e.c.5837 The problem your examples are actual country name changes! While for Türkiye it was always called Türkiye so you have no right to claim the country's name changed or 'English name' changed. You can however claim the government wants to promote Türkiye over Turkey that i would 100% agree, in fact this was the whole reason of UN name change. However this is not reband as the country was never called Turkey at first place..

[@3TTriple]

The negative: Me and my parents always used Turkish airlines since the 70s for traveling between Germany and Turkey. We did that even in times when it would profit us more if we to use other planes. Which was the case for most Turks living outside of Turkey. We wanted our country and people to get 100% of the profit. But in recent years the Islamist leaders sold about half of the company to a bunch of Arabs in Katar, which is why this is also kind of a tragic story from our view.

[@emrefifty5281]

Turkish Airlines gehört zu 49% dem türkischen Staat und der Rest wird an der Istanbuler Börse gehandelt?

[@NanetteCrabtree]

mightytravels AI fixes this. Turkish Airlines' rise, fall, resurgence.

[@metegokce697]

As the Turkish nation, we are subsidizing Turkish Airlines' business of making İstanbul airport an international hub. We pay all those cheap flights with our taxes. And if what I read on social media is correct, the company which operate the airport is not paying the due rentals! What a scam!

[@dd-uy5lx]

Actually, it's not true. Turkish airlines are not subsidized. It's called Erdogan construction contracts like destroying the old airports and redoing them for profit. If what you said is correct, Erdogan's government would own the majority. It's not; it stated it was private, which makes it impossible. Erdogan would love to touch Turkish Airlines' profits and IS Bank's, but it's private, and it still complains to this date. It pays all its dues, how do we know? We know from other airlines and FCC updates and Star Airlines annually financial disclosures. Please don't makeup stuff you do not know about. This kind of big corporation is not under government control, they answer globally not just some wanna-be high school graduation dictator in Turkey.

[@okyaybariss1126]

💯🙋

[@TitisPitis-vg9hw]

No merhaba or selam, esenlikler in Turkish

[@harat-xwb]

Music is too loud.

[@armenipekci]

I am sure this is paid video

[@armenipekci]

But quality of long flights decreasing. Also ticket fares are very expensive. Athens-Istanbul -Havana return ticket by Turkish Airlines is 20% cheaper than Istanbul-Havana return ticket by Turkish Airlines. Cheating and deceiving Turkish citizens.

[@AbdulasisFarah]

2nd 1😮

[@user-yt198]

Very poor choice of music. Sound is so disturbing that although I am Turkish and aviation enthusiast, I had to abandon the video at 5th minute.

[@cagrbertugkymaz7369]

I am Turkish, I think it was pretty well done flaps10. Don’t listen to this guy

[@harat-xwb]

@@cagrbertugkymaz7369 That is his opinion. You can't say "No that is not your opinion". I also think that music is too loud. If content creator is reading the comments (he should), he will reduce the background music in his next video.

[@vancouvereducation8338]

do not recommend !

[@HK-rw3ig]

Turkish airlines the best.❤❤❤

[@tonyboney1005]

Turkish Airlines is Rude Customer service never fly them again

[@oguzhan9424]

Maybe because you are even more rude?

[@tonyboney1005]

@@oguzhan9424 No they were Rude, I'm not the only unfortunate passenger to be exposed to their arrogance

[@oguzhan9424]

@ Looking only at your nickname makes me think twice. And i do know how people tend to react towards Turkish people. I have flown numerous time with Turkish Airlines and never had any trouble with customer service. Of course there could be an accident that is not common which had ocured to you, but then again you dont need to be fair and down to earth towards someone who is an idiot…

[@tonyboney1005]

@@oguzhan9424 Whatever your experiences are with Turkish, I am relaying mine and stating a fact I will Never fly them again,rude and arrogant and in your own words idiots

[@sedattan952]

Great beautiful video