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Turkish Airlines (TK) — Africa Routes, Baggage Policy, USD Fares

Turkish Airlines (TK): full-service carrier from Turkey, Star Alliance alliance, 30 kg baggage baseline. Africa routes and USD fare guide.

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CE Written by CheapFlightsAfrica Editorial Team · Updated May 2026 · 5 min read

Turkish Airlines (TK) — Airline from Turkey

Turkish Airlines (IATA: TK) is a full-service carrier from Turkey, a member of the Star Alliance alliance. Its standard checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg.

Flying with Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines operates 5 routes from African airports catalogued on this site, listed below. As a full-service carrier, its standard fares include a checked-baggage allowance and onboard meals; the points to compare are schedule, alliance benefits and price. On diaspora and migrant-worker corridors it offers an extra checked-baggage allowance of around 25 kg.

Key info

  • Carrier type: full-service
  • Baggage baseline: 30 kg
  • Alliance: Star Alliance
  • Umrah/Hajj charter service: no
  • Migrant-uplift (extra kg on diaspora corridors): +25 kg

Routes from Africa — 5 routes

  • IST-CMN
  • IST-CAI
  • IST-JNB
  • IST-LOS
  • IST-NBO

USD fares on Turkish Airlines vary by corridor; see the per-route guides linked from each origin’s airport page for live cached prices.

FAQ

What is Turkish Airlines’s checked baggage allowance? Turkish Airlines’s checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg, normally included in its standard fares.

Is Turkish Airlines part of an airline alliance? Turkish Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance alliance.

What kind of airline is Turkish Airlines? Turkish Airlines (TK) is a full-service carrier from Turkey.

How many routes does Turkish Airlines fly from Africa? Turkish Airlines operates 5 routes from African airports catalogued here — see the list above; each links to a route guide.

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Updated May 2026

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