Refunds, Reimbursement, and Compensation: Turkish Airlines

If you’ve experienced flight delays or cancellations with Turkish Airlines, you may be entitled to receive up to €600 in compensation per person.

Turkish Airlines’s latest on-time performance data reveals that out of 8500 flight departures in the last 24 hours, 31.36% departed on time.

How many flights were canceled today?

• According to our most recent data Turkish Airlines canceled 509 flights in 24 hours.

• 10.43% of domestic flights and 4.19% of international flights were canceled.

• If your flight was canceled and you had less than 14 days notice, you could be owed up to €600 (€600) compensation. Check here.

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Turkish Airlines Flight Cancellation Compensation

Regardless of whether you're at home or abroad when you find out about your Turkish Airlines flight cancellation, you're going to have a lot of questions and concerns. The first thing to know is that Turkish Airlines should find you a new flight, or offer you a full refund.

But because flight cancellations almost always play havoc with your travel plans, you should check whether you're also entitled to claim Turkish Airlines cancelled flight compensation to help make up for the disruption.

Under UK and EU regulations, Turkish Airlines should pay passengers up to €600 per person when they cancel flights at late notice — that is, any flight cancellation less than 14 days before it was due to depart.

Exceptions:
Turkish Airlines will not have to pay compensation if they were able to offer a replacement flight with similar departure and arrival times to the original. You can check the exact requirements on our flight cancellation compensation page.

Airlines also don't have to pay compensation if extraordinary circumstances were at play. That means that if an unusual situation occurred that was outside of the airline's control but forced a cancellation, there's no Turkish Airlines flight cancellation compensation owed. Typical examples include bad weather or a strike by air traffic control.

How many flights were delayed today?

• Our latest data shows that over a 24-hour period, 22 Turkish Airlines flights were delayed 3 hours or more.

• Of 2444 flights, 0.04% were delayed over 3 hours. That rate was 0.35% for international flights.

• Passengers who arrive at their destination over 3 hours late could be owed compensation. Check your flight.

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Turkish Airlines Flight Delay Compensation

Whenever you're kept waiting by Turkish Airlines flight delays, it's worth checking whether you're entitled to compensation for your time. If Turkish Airlines is responsible for the delay, both UK and EU regulations say that passengers are owed up to €600 per person when they're delayed by 3 hours or more.

When you're claiming flight delay compensation, Turkish Airlines will check what time the flight arrived at the final destination. That's because for flight delay claims it is the time that you arrived that is important, not the time of departure. AirHelp owns one of the most comprehensive databases of flight stats available, so we can always back up Turkish Airlines flight delay compensation claims with the exact delay time.

Exceptions:
Airlines like Turkish Airlines do not have to pay out compensation if there's some external reason for the delay. That means delays caused by bad weather, an incident at the airport, or air traffic control strikes are not eligible for compensation. These kind of situations are called extraordinary circumstances.

You can learn more about what is and isn't included on our flight delay compensation page.

Europe's air passenger rights, EC 261, are among the most comprehensive in the world. They are designed to ensure airlines like Turkish Airlines take appropriate care of their passengers and compensate passengers fairly when their journeys are disrupted by flight delays, cancellations, or overbookings.

All passengers on a flight departing from a European airport are covered by EC 261. However, as Turkish Airlines is not a European airline, they do not need to pay EC 261 compensation when they are flying outside of Europe, or even on flights to Europe if the departure airport is outside the EU.

Which Turkish Airlines Flights are Covered by EC 261?

Table shows values in € as specified in EC 261. Distances and amounts are similar under UK law.

There are exceptions and special circumstances which may impact how much compensation owes in your case. The easiest way to find out what you’re owed is to use our free compensation check.

Flight statistics: delays and cancellations of Turkish Airlines

Punctuality of Turkish Airlines (24 hours):

Total flights: 8500
On-time flights: 2666
Punctuality rate: about 31.36% of all flights were on time
Long delays (greater than 3 hours): 22
Flight cancellations: 509

The number of flights shown is an estimate based on internal and third-party databases.

Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier of Turkey, based in Istanbul. It operates flights to over 300 destinations in 120 countries, making it one of the largest airlines in the world by passenger numbers. Turkish Airlines offers a range of in-flight services, including food, beverages and entertainment, as well as a frequent flyer programme. The airline operates a modern fleet of over 330 aircraft, including the Airbus A330, A350, and Boeing 737 and 777. Turkish Airlines has received numerous awards and accolades for its high quality service, including World's Best Economy Class and World's Best Business Class Lounge.