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Turkish Airlines has started a new project titled "Fly Good Feel Good" on healthy eating and lifestyle in collaboration with the world-famous heart surgeon, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the airline announced on July 24.

Turkish Airlines has launched direct flights from Istanbul to the Thai island of Phuket, the carrier's 300th destination, the airline said on July 18.

In a statement, the company said four weekly flights to the island, off Thailand's western coast, would cost from $569.        

The number of passengers Turkish Airlines carried in the first half of the year has hit 30.3 million people -- the highest ever, according to a statement released by the airline on July 11.        

The national flag carrier said this year's number of customers in June rose by 13.5 percent, reaching 5.7 million, compared with the same period in 2016.        

Turkish Airlines has been named the best airline in southern Europe for the ninth consecutive year in the 2017 Skytrax World Airlines Awards. 

Turkey's national carrier, Turkish Airlines, will begin offering free Wi-Fi services on its U.S. flights to passengers who have submitted electronic devices larger than mobile phones to airline staff, Turkish Airlines' chief has said in a tweeted comment. 

The number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines decreased by 12 percent to 4.1 million in January compared to the same period of 2016, mainly due to a fall in international flights, data from the company showed late on Feb. 13. 

The searches in the Indian Ocean for the Malaysian Airlines MH370 flight have been officially called off after three years.

According to an announcement made by China, Australia and Malaysia, although the most advanced technological equipment were used, the airplane was not located.

Turkish Airlines began operating flights on Oct. 31 from Istanbul to The Seychelles, the 115-island country which lies 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) east of the East African mainland, the company said in a written statement, Anadolu Agency has reported.

Turkey's flag-carrier Turkish Airlines said the Seychelles marked the airline's 114th country it flies to, and the 42nd in Africa. 

Boeing is set to deliver a record number of airplanes this year to Turkey's flag-carrier Turkish Airlines, the latter said in a written statement on April 29. 

In total, the carrier will receive the delivery of six 777-300ERs and 20 Next-Generation 737-800s over the course of 2016, according to the statement. 

Turkey's national flag-carrier, Turkish Airlines, announced a record operating net profit of 2.99 billion Turkish Liras ($1.01 billion) for last year on March 1, with a 65 percent increase from a year earlier.

This was the first time the annual profit of the company exceeded $1 billion. 

The gross real operating profit stood at $895 million, another record for the company.