Turkish Airlines to Add Frequencies from YYZ, YUL & YVR This Summer
by Bruce Parkinson
Business class on Turkish Airlines.
Turkish Airlines has announced a significant expansion of its Canadian operations starting in July 2026. Türkiye’s flag carrier will add additional frequencies on its routes connecting Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Istanbul Airport (IST).
With the new schedule additions, the airline that flies to more countries than any other will offer 7 weekly flights from Toronto (YYZ), 4 weekly flights from Vancouver (YVR), and 4 weekly flights from Montréal (YUL), significantly strengthening connectivity between Canada and Istanbul.
A new Saturday departure from Istanbul (TK17) and return from Toronto (TK18) will be added to Turkish Airlines’ existing Toronto schedule as of July 4–5, 2026, bringing total weekly service to 7 flights.
For Vancouver (YVR), an additional Sunday flight will be added to the Vancouver–Istanbul route beginning July 5, 2026, increasing weekly service to 4 frequencies; meanwhile, a new Tuesday frequency on the Montréal–Istanbul route launches July 7, 2026, bringing weekly service to 4 flights.
| FLIGHT NO | ROUTE | START | DAYS | DEP | ARR |
| TK 017 | IST–YYZ | Jul 4, 2026 | Sat | 14:25 | 21:00 |
| TK 018 | YYZ–IST | Jul 5, 2026 | Sat | 22:45 | 12:35+1 |
| TK 75 | IST–YVR | Jul 5, 2026 | Sun | 15:00 | 17:15 |
| TK 76 | YVR–IST | Jul 5, 2026 | Sun | 19:10 | 17:10+1 |
| TK 35 | IST–YUL | Jul 7, 2026 | Tues | 15:05 | 18:10 |
| TK 36 | YUL–IST | Jul 7, 2026 | Tues | 20:05 | 12:25+1 |
*All times local.
