Turkish Airlines

We flew a family of 6 CGK-TLV and TLV-AMS all via IST. First time flying and we were satisfied. Plane departed late from Jakarta but made up in the air and arrived in Istanbul 5min behind schedule and we were on time for our connecting flight to Tel Aviv. It was on a A330 seats felt wider than any other airlines IFE was good food definitely better than average airline food and service from the cabin crew was friendly. The plane made a stop in Singapore. IST-TLV-IST on a smaller 319 without IFE service is ok. IST-AMS on a old very small B737 here the seats felt cramped. Overall TK is a good airline for the price we paid we will definitely use them again.

Great service from the hard working and friendly crew from Washington Dulles to Istanbul flight TK008. I was given emergency exit seat - being 6 foot 6 inches tall it was highly appreciated. The drink selection and quality of food is good - the best I have had on an airline. The plane was clean and bathrooms were well maintained. The service even in economy was of good quality and crew are professional and friendly. I will fly with Turkish again. The crew take pride in their job and go out of their way to accommodate. I enjoyed the blanket slippers and inflight entertainment. I continued on to Amsterdam on TK1955 and received the same high quality service.

Istanbul to Washington TK007 on Nov 272014. Flight was not full and I had 3 seats to myself in the back of the plane next to the bathrooms and food cart storage closets. This is a busy area but the extra room was worth it. I can only say great things about this airline. The crew work very hard to make sure everyone is well taken care of. Turkish delight at beginning of flight is a nice touch. Drinks were served throughout the trip and were of good quality. The food was of excellent quality for an airline and all in all I really like the feel and modern clean design of the cabin. Seats appeared to be new and were comfortable. I had plenty of room for my knees which was a relief being that I am 6.5 feet tall. In flight entertainment system and film selection is top notch. I was so thankful to have chosen this airline as the price was a great deal and the staff were professionals. Landed Thanksgiving evening right on time. What more could you want in an airline. The Turks have been known for well over a thousand years for their hospitality.

Excellent friendly crew from BHX-IST-DAC. Prompt service and on return. Only drawback is transit time as short layover of 1h 30mins chances are slim for connecting flight and gates closing by the time you've cleared all security passport control checks.

GRU-IST 19/12. Could not upgrade to Premium Economy as the flight was overbooked. I have to say this is the first time I felt like the cabin crew did not care that much for passengers. Food was also of a lower quality than usual. Istanbul-Venice 21st December. Flew on a 738 with no private screen. Cabin crew was fantastic on this flight. We had a serious emergency case aboard while approaching Venice and flight attendants showed a very high level of professionalism.

TK 1862: Rome-Istanbul (Boeing 737-800) TK 578: Istanbul-Asmara (Airbus A321-200) / TK 579: Asmara-Istanbul (Airbus A319-100) and TK 1865: Istanbul-Rome (Boeing 737-800) in Business class. The seat comfort on three segments was slightly disappointing as the seats were identical to economy class ones just the middle seat blocked off with the sole exception of the IST-ASM flight that featured the new business class configuration. The food offered on board by DO&CO was fresh and generous in both quality and quantity without being to overwhelming. The ambience and general service on board was genuine and of high standard without being too pompous as with most premium products. The cabin crew were extremely polite and professional and most seemed to be warm and quite friendly. Ataturk Airport is wide and spacious offering all functioning facilities the security procedures are very lenient and quickly handled with no hassle or long waiting. The customer service staff at Ataturk Airport are satisfactory as most don't seem very keen to assist you although they do their jobs. Turkish CIP Lounge at IST is very accommodating offering a soothing environment with generous food offerings and comfortable ambience. Flights landed and departed more or less on time. Only downside no priority boarding.

Istanbul from Houston (U.S.) and vice versa. Good planes with acceptable seats comfort good food/beverages but their staff at the airport and onboard were pretty rude. Overall I will give the Turkish airlines acceptable/average scores just because of their "Value for Money" and "Inflight Food Services". For Staff Service I would give them zero.

Helsinki - Istanbul - Cape Town. Service and food in economy were great in modern day standards. Multi-course dinner with wine and spirits served even on the 3-hour Helsinki-Istanbul -flight. Seats were common narrow economy seats and not that comfortable for longer flights leg room quite poor. FA's were mostly bit robotic and busy but also friendly every now and then. Nice touch with the amenity kits and slippers on the long flight to South Africa. Good value for money.

TK33 Economy IAH to SSH via Istanbul on November 21 and again November 30 2014. TA exceeded my expectations in all aspects of the flight. Food on the flight was abundant and of a very good quality. Staff were attentive and helpful throughout the whole flight. Inflight entertainment was varied with pretty good choices. Seat was ok but after a 14 hour flight everything seems a little uncomfortable I guess. The only negative was perhaps the craziness encountered at Istanbul Ataturk airport and the uncaring attitude of people at the airport. TA is pretty good value for money and I will not hesitate to use it again in the near future.

All flights on time Edi to Istanbul to Singapore and back. Disappointed with 1st flight no welcome on board and certainly no smiles only 6 passengers in business class. 2nd flight lovely welcome smiling staff food excellent lots of tasty dishes small helpings and freshly prepared. The not so good safety Video was inaudible no demonstration by staff in the aisles. Features of the seats not pointed out. Hot clothes handed out after the first serving of the meal. Arrived with trays before putting out tables and not at all pleased when I was unable to pull the tray up. No inflight entertainment on the flights Edinburgh to Istanbul and back. No priority boarding. Istanbul airport huge difficult to find your way about and staff rude and very unhelpful. Still using buses to take you from plane to airport.