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Questions about Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL), the former international airport in Istanbul, Turkey, now in use only for private jets. Use IST for questions about the current international airport.

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Istanbul: how long and complicated is it to go from ISL to SAW?

Edit: be aware that Istanbul now has a new airport, so what follows can be considered deprecated How long and complicated is it to go from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen ...
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Very tight connection on IST airport

I read a similar Q&A but I'm hoping to get an updated answer, in case something changed. I'm traveling with my wife from OTP to JFK with 65 minutes layover in IST, one ticket with Turkish Airlines,...
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How will transit work for people connecting in Istanbul, if they arrive on the last day of operations at Ataturk Airport?

According to Do I need a Turkey transit visa for a layover?, one doesn't need a transit visa for Turkey if one isn't leaving the airside area of the airport. Say that a citizen of a country that ...
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Boarding groups for Turkish Airlines - What if I miss mine?

I will be flying Turkish Airlines for the first time in January and it will also be my first time at such a huge airport. I have about 1h 40m layover time which I hope will be enough for me to get off ...
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How do I get around Istanbul-Atatürk airport when flying to Izmir?

I'm making my first ever international trip in December. I'm flying from LAX (Los Angeles California) to Izmir Turkey..I have a layover in Istanbul it looks like my layover is an hour and a half long. ...
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Is 2 hours 20 minutes enough at Atatürk Airport (Istanbul) if I have separate tickets?

I´m kind of worried about the transfer in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport. I have only 2 hours 20 minutes to until my flight onward to Manila. I'm flying from Germany to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines and ...
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Do I need to go through security again when transiting through Istanbul?

I am travelling from New Delhi to Gothenberg via Istanbul with Turkish Airlines on both sectors. Layover time is 4 hours. If boarding passes for both sectors were issued in New Delhi, do I need to ...
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Transfer procedure for non-connecting flights in Ataturk Istanbul (IST) [duplicate]

I have an international flight to Istanbul Ataturk airport and then another international flight from there. My flights are not connected but both are with Turkish Airlines. I don't know the procedure ...
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Traveling from JNB to DUB through IST

I will be traveling from JNB to DUB with a layover in Istanbul. All my flights will be on Turkish Airlines. Is 2 hours and 15 minutes enough time in Istanbul to make my connecting flight? Do I have to ...
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Transit at Atatürk airport [duplicate]

I am traveling from Dusseldorf to Istanbul and then from Istanbul to Beirut on December 22nd. I have 2 hours between my 2 flights. Both flights are with Turkish Airlines. Do you think this is enough ...
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How bad is the transit security queue at IST airport

I am quite worried about my transit timing at IST airport. I will be flying Doha-IST-Dubai on a single ticket but the connecting time at IST is only 1 hr 20 mins. I heard that the transit security has ...
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Is it possible to take checked-in luggage before passport control in Ataturk airport

I have 2 separate tickets Singapore — Istanbul Atatürk (IST) and IST — Lviv. Is it possible to claim checked-in luggage and check it in on the next flight, without going through passport control forth ...
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Connection flight to domestic flight at Ataturk airport [duplicate]

I am traveling from Oslo, Norway next week to Gazipasa in Turkey, but there is no direct flight so I will land in Ataturk airport with 1hour and 15min time before my next flight to gazaipasa. Is ...
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Can Polish citizens enter Turkey for transit with National ID?

Can Polish citizens fly via Turkey just with a national ID (without a visa or passport)? Entry in the destination country is possible I'm sure, but the flight has a transfer in Istanbul Airport.
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Is 1h 5m enough time to make a connection Istanbul Atatürk airport?

I'm traveling on Turkish Airlines from Tbilisi, Georgia to Frankfurt, Germany, with a connection at Istanbul Atatürk International Airport. I arrive in Istanbul at 6:50 am and my next flight to ...
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