Turkish Airlines and Sydney Airport have today announced daily direct flights between Sydney and Istanbul less than three months after the inaugural flight touched down.
Turkish Airlines will will progressively increase its number of services throughout 2025, with the current four-weekly service to increase to five-weekly from mid-June, and six-weekly from the end of October.
The route will be flown using the Airbus A350-900 via Kuala Lumpur, with TK174 arriving in Sydney at 1935hrs and departing as TK175 at 2115hrs. Pending aircraft delivery schedules, in 2026 the service will be flown a non-stop service to Istanbul.
“Turkish Airlines’ decision to ramp up to daily services so soon after launching in Sydney is a tremendous vote of confidence in the strength of the market,” Sydney Airport Group executive aviation growth and group strategy, Greg Botham said.
“This expansion will provide even greater connectivity between Australia and Türkiye, benefiting both business and leisure travellers.
“It confirms Sydney Airport as Turkish Airlines’ leading gateway in Australia, reinforcing our position as the country’s premier international hub.
“We’re also excited by the prospect of a future non-stop service to Istanbul, which will make travel between our two countries even more seamless.”
