Officials say that Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade.

As a result of a regime change in Syria, Turkish Airlines has resumed service to Damascus, the capital of Syria. The carrier's new service will assist some of the over 4 million Syrian refugees that fled to Turkey following the outbreak of the nation's civil war in 2011.

Turkish Airlines has announced an intention to start direct flights from its Istanbul base to Auckland and Minneapolis later in 2025.

Naval advancements Turkey is enhancing its naval capabilities with the recent addition of two new 3,000-ton frigates, reflecting its ambition to assert maritime power. Haluk Gorgun, head of the presidency’s Secretariat of Defense Industries,

Turkey's national flag carrier resumed flights to the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday after a break of nearly 13 years, state news agency Anadolu reported. A plane with 349 passengers took off from Istanbul International Airport for Damascus on Thursday morning in first such flight since April 2012,

Starting from January, Syria implemented equal tariffs at all border gates on its side. The new Syrian administration has reduced tariffs on 269 Turkish products, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said today.

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria have resumed after 13 years with a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Damascus.

Turkish Airlines said Wednesday that it would resume flights to Damascus from January 23 after more than a decade, following the fall of Syria's strongman president Bashar Al-Assad.

By bnm Gulf bureau The first Turkish Airlines flight in 13 years landed in Damascus on January 23, carrying 345 passengers including the airline's CEO Bilal Eksi, marking a significant step in Syria's reconnection with international aviation networks.

Turkish Airlines resumed flights to Syria on Thursday after a 13-year suspension, with a flight landing in Damascus from Istanbul airport, state media reported.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said Wednesday following a visit by a delegation of ...