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.

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

Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Damascus after 13 years of war - Bilal Eksi, CEO of the national carrier, confirmed the news on X

Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Syria's capital Damascus later this month, CEO Bilal Eksi said Wednesday on X. Flights to Damascus will begin on Jan. 23, with three per week, he added. Turkish Airlines suspended all flights to Syria following the outbreak of the civil war in 2011.

Turkish Airlines has announced that it will not carry Israeli and Iranian nationals on its flights to Damascus, according to a statement published on its website on Thursday. The airline revealed earlier this week that it would launch flights to Damascus from 23 January, with a schedule of three flights per week.

Iranians and Israelis have been banned from flying to Syria, which is under new leadership since last month's overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, an airport source said. A Damascus airport source said the facility's authorities told airlines operating in Syria not to allow Israelis and Iranians to board flights to the country.

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 Syria’s new, Turkey-backed rulers.

After Turkish Airlines began flying to Denver in June 2024, it stated that it would be adding Minneapolis, Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Orlando to its list of US destinations. In December of last year, Turkish Airlines also operated its first flight to Santiago de Chile via São Paulo, which was the carrier's longest route.

Türkiye's national flag carrier on Thursday said it would not carry Israeli and Iranian citizens on its flights to Syria, per directives from

Turkish airlines has announced that it will resume flights to Syria’s capital, Damascus, later this month, according to a statement from the airline’s CEO, Bilal Eksi, made on Wednesday via social media platform X.

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.

Turkish Airlines is eyeing New Zealand to add to its flight schedule following its success in Australia. The national carrier made its debut into the Australian market last year with flights to Istanbul direct from Melbourne and Sydney – and now the airline confirmed Auckland is on its future flight schedule.