Private company

Turkish Cargo

Logo: Turkish Airlines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Cargo division of Turkish Airlines

Turkish Cargo is the air cargo division of Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Turkey. It operates scheduled freighter services and uses the belly-hold capacity of the parent airline's passenger fleet, with its main hub at the Istanbul Airport (IST) cargo terminal known as SMARTIST. In 2024 it was ranked third among the world's air cargo carriers, with a 5.7 percent share of global freight tonne-kilometres (FTK) and approximately 9.9 billion FTKs flown, according to the International Air Transport Association.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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TC-JCI A332(F) Turkish Cargo VKO (33366098391) (2)
Photo: Papas Dos from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Turkish Cargo is the air cargo division of Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Turkey. It operates scheduled freighter services and uses the belly-hold capacity of the parent airline's passenger fleet, with its main hub at the Istanbul Airport (IST) cargo terminal known as SMARTIST. In 2024 it was ranked third among the world's air cargo carriers, with a 5.7 percent share of global freight tonne-kilometres (FTK) and approximately 9.9 billion FTKs flown, according to the International Air Transport Association.2

Corporate structure

Turkish Cargo is part of a group headed by Turkish Airlines. 15 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Turkish Airlines İstanbul, Turkey
    • Turkish Cargo
    • SunExpress Subsidiary · 50% · Muratpaşa
    • Air Albania Subsidiary · Tirana
    • AJet Subsidiary · Ankara
    • North Cyprus Airlines Subsidiary
    • SunExpress Deutschland Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • TGS Yer Hizmetleri Subsidiary · Istanbul, Turkey
    • AJET HAVA TAŞIMACILIĞI ANONİM ŞİRKETİ Subsidiary · İstanbul, Turkey
    • THY Aydin Çildir Havaalani Isletme A.S. Subsidiary · Turkey
    • THY Opet Havacilik Yakitlari A.S. Subsidiary · Turkey
    • THY OPET HAVACILIK YAKITLARI ANONİM ŞİRKETİ Subsidiary · İstanbul, Turkey
    • Turkish Airlines Inc., Japan Branch Subsidiary · Japan
    • TURKISH DO&CO Subsidiary · Turkey
    • Turkish Opet Aviation Fuels Co Subsidiary · Turkey
    • Skylife Owned

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Sources

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