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title: "Turkish Airlines ranks fifth in the world and first in Europe at Skytrax 2026 awards"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-turkish-airlines-ranks-fifth-world-first/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T12:06:28.617Z
category: economy
sources: 7
agreement: agree
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# Turkish Airlines ranks fifth in the world and first in Europe at Skytrax 2026 awards

At the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards announced in London, Turkish Airlines rose to 5th place in the world ranking and was named "Best Airline in Europe" for the 11th time; the company left the ceremony with a total of 8 awards. Singapore Airlines took first place.

## Who is in this story

- [Turkish Airlines](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/turk-hava-yollari/) — Companies
- [Skytrax](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/skytrax/) — Companies
- [Murat Şeker](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/murat-seker/) — People
- [Singapore Airlines](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/singapore-airlines/) — Companies
- [London](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/londra/) — Places

## News sources

- [Dünyanın en iyi hava yolları belli oldu: THY ilk 5'e girdi](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/dunya/dunyanin-en-iyi-hava-yollari-belli-oldu-thy-ilk-5-e-girdi-2539011) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [THY 11. kez Avrupa'nın en iyisi oldu! Skytrax'tan tam 8 ödül geldi](https://www.star.com.tr/ekonomi/thy-11-kez-avrupanin-en-iyisi-oldu-skytraxtan-tam-8-odul-geldi-haber-2041151/) — Star (pro-government) — 2026-09-19
- [THY, 11'inci kez Avrupa'nın 'en iyisi' seçildi](https://www.yeniasir.com.tr/ekonomi/2026/09/19/thy-11inci-kez-avrupanin-en-iyisi-secildi) — Yeni Asır (pro-government) — 2026-09-19
- [THY, 2026 Skytrax Ödülleri'nde dünyanın en iyi 5'inci havayolu seçildi](https://www.karar.com/guncel-haberler/thy-2026-skytrax-odullerinde-dunyanin-en-iyi-5inci-havayolu-secildi-2072909) — Karar (independent) — 2026-09-19
- [Türk Hava Yolları Avrupa’nın en iyisi seçildi!](https://www.sigortagundem.com/turk-hava-yollari-avrupa-nin-en-iyisi-secildi) — Sigorta Gündem (independent) — 2026-09-19
- [2026 Dünya Havayolu Ödülleri açıklandı](https://www.psmmag.com/2026-dunya-havayolu-odulleri-aciklandi) — PSM (independent) — 2026-09-19
- [Türk Hava Yolları Avrupa’nın en iyisi seçildi!](https://www.ekonomimanset.com/turk-hava-yollari-avrupa-nin-en-iyisi-secildi) — Ekonomi Manşet (independent) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-19-thy-skytrax-2026-siralamasinda-dunyada-besinci/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-19-turkish-airlines-ranks-fifth-world-first/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-thy-zanyala-pyatoe-mesto-mire-pervoe/

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