Liquid Restrictions:

In accordance with the decision of the National Civil Aviation Security Board, liquid restrictions have been implemented on all domestic and international flights as of 1 April 2012 (1 March 2012 for Atatürk Airport and Sabiha Gökçen Airport). Liquids, gels, aerosols, and sprays must be in boxes, bottles, or similar containers with a maximum capacity of 100 millilitres each, all of which must fit inside a single one-litre plastic bag.

Pre-Flight Information

For Your Personal Safety:

Always keep your bags and other personal belongings with you. Never accept packages from strangers. Do not leave your luggage and bags unattended, even for a short time. Remember that unattended packages shall be destroyed by security personnel. Avoid making jokes about terrorism, bombs, or weapons. Remember that it may be misunderstood. Electronic devices such as laptops and mobile phones may also be subject to x-ray screening and may be required to be turned on or off for inspection by security personnel.

To Avoid Wasting Time at Security Checkpoints:

• Due to enhanced security measures, carrying sharp, piercing, flammable, or explosive materials is prohibited for flight safety. Items such as nail clippers, knives, and deodorants must be placed in checked baggage.
• To avoid delays, place these items in your checked luggage before arriving at security checkpoints.
• While waiting in line, get prepared by removing metal objects (watches, belts, pens, coins, etc.) and placing them on the X-ray belt without waiting for instructions from security staff.
• Do not argue with security personnel and cooperate with them during inspections of hard-to-detect items in your bag.

Using Mobile Phones:

• Mobile phones can interfere with aircraft navigation systems and pose a flight safety risk. Therefore, for safety reasons, they must remain completely turned off from the moment you leave the terminal to board the aircraft until you enter the arrival terminal.
• Putting your phone on silent mode or refraining from calls does not eliminate the risk.

Effects of Electronic Devices on Aircraft:

• For flight safety, the use of portable radios, cassette/CD players, electronic games, laptops, and similar electronic devices is prohibited during take-off, landing, and whenever the seatbelt sign is illuminated.
• Throughout the flight, radio and TV receivers, mobile phones, walkie-talkies, remote-controlled toys, and any devices emitting magnetic waves are prohibited, as they may may cause the deletion of critical flight data recorded in the aircraft’s computers.
• Passengers are not permitted to bring personal oxygen cylinders on board, as most aircraft are equipped with certified medical oxygen tanks.

List of Prohibited Items on Aircraft:

1. Weapons and Firearms:

• Rifled firearms of all calibres.
• All types of smoothbore shotguns and pump-action rifles.
• Imitation firearms and toy guns.
• Air guns.
• Toy guns.
• Concealed or disguised weapons (e.g., pen guns).
• Starter pistols.
• Firearm parts (excluding telescopic sights).
• Pellet guns (plastic or metal).
• Flare guns.
• Catapults and slingshots.
• Electric shock devices.
• Gun-shaped lighters
• Industrial bolt, nail, and harpoon guns.
• Bows and arrows.
• Harpoon guns.
• Animal stunners.
• Paintball guns.
• Cap guns and caps.

2. Sharp/Pointed Weapons and Items:

• Axes and similar tools.
• Arrows and darts.
• Spears, javelins, and harpoons.
• Hooks.
• Ice axes.
• Cleavers.
• Throwing stars.
• Kama
• Daggers.
• Combat knives.
• Switchblades and butterfly knives.
• Machetes, swords, and short swords/military knives.
• Knives with pointed or hooked blades.
• Diving equipment (oxygen tanks, diving knives).
• Scissors (pointed blades longer than 6 cm).
• Ice picks.
• Razor blades, knives and straight razors.
• Metal cutters.
• Sewing needles.
• Pocket knives.
• Corkscrews.
• Mountaineering tools (hatchets, hammers, ice axes, etc.).
• Ski poles and climbing sticks.
• Files.
• Knitting needles/skewers.
• Umbrellas.
• Craft knives.
• Any equipment used in martial arts and solely for attack and defence (long sticks, swords, telescopic batons, brass knuckles, bayonets, maces, weighted whips, garrottes etc.).
• Ice skates.
• Pen knives.
• Hunting knives.
• Carpentry tools (hammers, screwdrivers, drills, saws, etc.).
• Medical cutting tools (scalpels, bistouries, etc.).
• Cutlery (spoons, knives, forks).
• Hypodermic needles.
• Battery-powered screwdrivers and drills (including bits).
• Electric saws.

3. Explosives and Flammable Materials:

• Detonators and fuses.
• Dynamite and realistic imitations.
• Fireworks.
• Grenades and realistic imitations.
• Plastic explosives.
• Realistic imitation explosives.
• Mines, gunpowder, and other military materials.
• Ammunition.
• Flammable liquids (petroleum, gasoline, diesel, alcohol, ethanol, kerosene, etc.).
• Spray paints.
• Thinners and turpentine.
• Gases and gas cylinders (oxygen, propane, butane, acetylene).
• Lighter fluids and gases.
• Imitation flammable materials.
• Strike-anywhere matches.
• Beverages with an alcohol content exceeding 70%.

4. Blunt Objects:

• Golf clubs.
• Cricket bats.
• Baseball bats.
• Hockey sticks.
• Paddles (e.g., for canoes).
• Handcuffs.
• Rackets (tennis, squash).
• Lacrosse sticks.
• All types of cues (billiard/pool cues etc.).
• Skateboards.
• Fishing gear and tackle.
• All types of batons, sticks, and canes.
• Skis.
• Ropes and cords.
• Surfboards of all types.

5. Chemicals and Toxic Substances:

• Acids and liquid batteries.
• Radioactive materials.
• Dry ice (more than 2 kg).
• Self-igniting materials.
• Fire extinguishers.
• Dog repellent sprays.
• Poisons.
• Infectious and biologically hazardous materials (contaminated blood, bacteria, and viruses).
• Disabling and immobilizing sprays (pepper spray, tear gas, CN and CS gases in keychain form).
• Chlorine and bleach.
• Pressurized gas cylinders.
• Corrosive substances.

* For more detailed information, you can access the General Directorate of State Airports Authority at https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/EN/DefaultEN.aspx or contact the Communication Centre at 444 34 64.