Istanbul Airport is a major world hub, and the home base of Turkish Airlines – the world’s most connected carrier, with a growing fleet of hundreds of aircraft.
The new airport in Istanbul is a modern facilities with big plans (and room) to grow, challenging the traditional hubs like Heathrow, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as the newer hubs in the Middle East like Dubai and Doha.
However, despite all this modernity, Istanbul is actually a place where you can see some really interesting airlines and aircraft types.
It is a place where carriers from countries that are banned in the EU and United States still fly in daily, and aircraft types that are rarely seen any more still fly in daily.
Martyn Cartledge recently visited Istanbul and provided this selection of photographs showing some of the banned and rare airliners he saw.
Yazd Airlines Airbus A310
Caspian Airlines Boeing 737-500
IR Aero SSJ 95
Iran Air Tour Airbus A310
Iran Aseman A340-300
Libyan Airlines Airbus A320
Mahan Air Airbus A340-300
Pobeda Boeing 737-800
Qeshm Airlines Airbus A300B4-605R
Red Wings SSJ 95
Rossiya Airlines SSJ 95
S7 Airlines Airbus A320
ULS Cargo Airbus A310
Azimuth Airlines SSJ 95
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All photos (c) Martyn Cartledge
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Wow, what a terrific selection of indeed aircraft not seen in western Europe.
Good to see, thank you.