Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Syria for the first time in 13 years, with three weekly flights between Istanbul and Damascus starting on Thursday. The announcement was made by Bilal Eksi, CEO of Türkiye’s national carrier, who shared the news on the social media platform X, stating, “We are returning to Damascus.”

Officials say that Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade.

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

Turkish Airlines has announced that it will not carry Israeli and Iranian nationals on its flights to Damascus, according to a statement published on its website on Thursday. The airline revealed earlier this week that it would launch flights to Damascus from 23 January, with a schedule of three flights per week.

Tour companies are weighing-up resuming trips to Syria, as Turkish Airlines will become the latest major international carrier to resume flights to the country this week. Earlier this month Qatar Airways started flying to Damascus,

Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said Wednesday following a visit by a delegation of Syria’s new, Turkey-backed rulers.

Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Syria's capital Damascus later this month, CEO Bilal Eksi said Wednesday on X. Flights to Damascus will begin on Jan. 23, with three per week, he added. Turkish Airlines suspended all flights to Syria following the outbreak of the civil war in 2011.

Turkish Airlines said Wednesday that it would resume flights to Damascus from January 23 after more than a decade, following the fall of Syria's strongman president Bashar Al-Assad.

Türkiye's national flag carrier on Thursday said it would not carry Israeli and Iranian citizens on its flights to Syria, per directives from

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said Wednesday following a visit by a delegation of ...

International flights resumed at Syria's main airport in Damascus on 7 January, a month after rebels overthrow the Assad regime.

Iranians and Israelis have been banned from flying to Syria, which is under new leadership since last month's overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, an airport source said.International flights resumed at Syria's main airport in Damascus on January 7,