Air Anka is a Turkish airline founded in 2021. Based out of İzmir, it started operations as a cargo airline in mid 2022, but switched to passenger flights in early 2023.
History
Based in İzmir, Turkey, Air Anka was founded in 2021. Plans in 2022 indicated that it would be a cargo airline.<ref[1] It started hiring crew in March 2022.<ref[2] The airline received its air operator's certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in August 2022. Two of its aircraft were stored at Atatürk Airport at the time.<ref[3] A test flight was carried out from Istanbul to Ankara on 15 August.<ref[4] In January 2023, the carrier also received permits to fly passengers.<ref[5] Later that month, it sponsored Survivor Turkey and made its first revenue passenger flight by flying contestants of the show to the Dominican Republic.<ref[6] It was sold to Odin Aviation in October 2023.
Fleet
As of August 2025, Air Anka operates the following aircraft:<ref[7]
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References
- Air Anka gün sayıyor AirportHaber, 25 July 2022, retrieved 26 March 2023^
- Yeni kurulan havayolu şirketi Air Anka ilk anlaşmaları yaptı Millî Gazete, 2 March 2022, retrieved 26 March 2023^
- Air Anka AOC Belgesini Aldı AirportHaber, 4 August 2022, retrieved 26 March 2023^
- Air Anka ilk uçuşunu Atatürk'e adadı Marketing Türkiye, 15 August 2022, retrieved 26 March 2023^
- Air Anka deprem bölgesi için harekete geçti; Uçaklarını Valiliğe tahsis etti AirportHaber, 6 February 2023, retrieved 26 March 2023^
- Air Anka ilk yolcu uçuşunu Survivor için Dominik'e yaptı Tolga Özbek, 8 January 2023, retrieved 26 March 2023^
- Global Airline Guide 2025 - Air Anka Airliner World, September 2025^