Following a celebration of its 91st anniversary on May 20, Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Türkiye, has created a special project called “Wings of Türkiye” to commemorate the occasion.
The airline began its journey in 1933 with a single aircraft, the Curtiss King Bird D2. Drawing inspiration from this historic aircraft that laid the foundation for its success, the airline has created a sustainable project using aircraft parts accumulated from its fleet over its 91-year history, in memory of the aircraft that played a pivotal role in shaping Turkish civil aviation.
Titled “Wings of Türkiye”, the work was created in collaboration with sculptor Selçuk Yılmaz. Handcrafted from metal aircraft parts in a piece that is said to bridge the past with the future, the reconstructed aircraft weighs approximately four tonnes with a wingspan of nine metres, a length of six metres, and a height of 2.4 metres.
The story of the Wings of Türkiye Project and its creation has been captured in a film, which metaphorically portrays Turkish Airlines’ journey from its humble beginnings to its current global stature. To watch the story, described tribute to the Turkish Airlines family and the entire civil aviation community, visit: https://youtu.be/CBCMbfjgTbI
