Target: Türk Hava Yolları A.O. (Turkish Airlines) Research date: 23 October 2026 Evidence period: 2023–2026, with historical relationships identified separately.
Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships
Corporate technology infrastructure
Turkish Airlines is a publicly listed Turkish aviation company whose largest disclosed shareholder is Türkiye Wealth Fund, holding 49.12% of issued capital according to the Turkish Public Disclosure Platform’s 2026 listing.1
The Turkish Public Disclosure Platform also identifies a special Class C share belonging to the Republic of Türkiye’s Ministry of Treasury and Finance Privatization Administration, with privileges specified in the company’s articles of association.2
The company’s 2025 board activity report identifies passenger and cargo transportation as its principal business activities and describes its technology-enabled SMARTIST cargo operations at Istanbul Airport.3
Turkish Technology
Turkish Technology states that it began operations in 2021 and develops software for Turkish Airlines and its subsidiaries, including aviation applications, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, analytics and financial technology; its published locations include Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.4
The International Air Transport Association independently lists Turkish Technology as an aviation technology provider established in 2021, offering passenger, cargo, flight operations, maintenance, AI, analytics and cybersecurity services.5
Turkish Technology’s 2026 service catalogue includes cybersecurity monitoring, SAP implementation, cloud and data-centre operations, enterprise software, cargo systems, and corporate IT services.6
Its published passenger systems include reservation and booking technology, loyalty management, airline distribution, virtual point-of-sale payments and payment-service-provider integrations.7
The company’s 2026 corporate homepage describes its aviation technology platforms as serving more than 80 million passengers annually across its customer ecosystem.8
Hitit passenger systems
On 6 March 2023, Hitit announced a five-year agreement to provide its Crane Passenger Service System to AnadoluJet, then a Turkish Airlines brand, replacing an existing Turkish Airlines internal passenger system for the relevant operation.9
On 10 May 2023, Hitit reported that the AnadoluJet passenger-system agreement had been signed during the first quarter and that the contractual period would begin after integration and operational commencement.10
On 2 April 2024, Hitit identified AJet, the rebranded Turkish Airlines subsidiary, as a customer of its Crane Passenger Service System.11
On 14 April 2025, Hitit identified Turkish Airlines and AJet as partners for its Crane Agency Distribution System, intended to support airline agency sales and distribution operations.12
Hitit’s September 2024 conference announcement describes its broader airline technology business and industry partnerships, but does not independently establish additional Israeli-origin vendor deployments at Turkish Airlines.13
Technology governance
SITA’s professional biography of Kerem Kızıltunç records his appointment as Turkish Airlines CIO in 2022 and describes responsibility for group-wide digital initiatives involving customer experience, revenue, operations and employee systems.14
Turkish Airlines’ first-quarter 2026 board activity report documents the April 2026 changes to executive leadership, including the appointment of Ahmet Olmuştur as chief executive and Murat Şeker as chairman.15
Israeli-origin technology vendors
No public evidence identified establishing direct Turkish Airlines licensing or procurement contracts with Check Point, Wiz, SentinelOne, CyberArk, NICE, Verint, Claroty, Palo Alto Networks, or other specifically investigated Israeli-origin cybersecurity vendors in the reviewed corporate disclosures and technology-provider records.3, 6, 14
No public evidence identified establishing that Turkish Technology or Hitit deployed an Israeli-origin cybersecurity product as part of the documented Turkish Airlines and AJet programmes.6, 10, 12
Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology
Computer vision and operational monitoring
Turkish Technology’s 2026 product documentation describes Turnaround AI as a computer-vision platform that uses airport cameras and machine learning to monitor more than 100 aircraft turnaround activities, identify operational delays, and support ground operations.16
The platform’s documented functions include object detection, classification, segmentation, real-time visual analysis and operational monitoring.16
Turkish Technology’s broader PARS product family also includes baggage reconciliation, aircraft-assignment optimisation, operational sustainability analytics and pilot assessment software.17
These published product descriptions establish commercial aviation monitoring and analytics capabilities; they do not identify facial recognition of passengers or any Israeli security-agency customer.16, 17
Facial recognition and biometric identification
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines deploying Israeli-origin facial recognition, biometric identification, gait analysis or frictionless retail systems supplied by AnyVision/Oosto, BriefCam, Trigo, Trax or similar investigated vendors.6, 16, 17
Predictive analytics and workforce monitoring
Turkish Technology documents predictive and optimisation capabilities for aircraft operations, including aircraft allocation and operational resource analytics.7, 17
No public evidence identified of Israeli-origin predictive policing, political sentiment monitoring, workforce surveillance or population-monitoring software being deployed by Turkish Airlines.6, 16, 17
Third-party deployment
The available Hitit documentation establishes an airline passenger and distribution technology relationship with Turkish Airlines and AJet, but provides no verified evidence that Israeli-origin surveillance or biometric products are bundled into those deployments.10, 11, 12
Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation
Enterprise infrastructure
Turkish Technology’s published service portfolio includes operating and maintaining data centres, servers, networks, cloud environments and enterprise infrastructure for aviation customers.6
Its passenger technology portfolio includes booking, loyalty, payment and airline-distribution applications, establishing the types of commercial passenger-information systems developed within the Turkish Airlines technology ecosystem.7
Passenger-data exposure and Israeli jurisdiction
The Israel Airports Authority maintains a Turkish Airlines listing with a Ramat Gan contact address, an Israeli telephone number, a Tel Aviv sales email address and a designated ground-handling provider, Laufer Aviation-GHI.18
The authority’s listing establishes a publicly recorded Israeli commercial contact and local service relationship, but does not identify the physical location of Turkish Airlines’ passenger databases, cloud tenants, backups or analytics infrastructure.18
No public evidence identified establishing that Turkish Airlines operates, leases or co-locates a data centre in Israel.6, 18
No public evidence identified establishing that Turkish Airlines routes, stores or processes passenger records through an Israeli cloud region, Israeli-controlled technology platform or Israeli-domiciled data processor.6, 7, 18
No public evidence identified establishing access by Israeli state institutions to Turkish Airlines-controlled passenger databases through a particular Israeli technology supplier.6, 18
Government cloud contracts
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines, Turkish Technology or AJet holding a Project Nimbus contract or participating as an identified supplier in Israeli government cloud infrastructure programmes.4, 6, 18
Data sovereignty and resilience
Turkish Technology advertises cybersecurity, data-centre operations, infrastructure management and enterprise cloud services, without identifying Israeli state or military institutions as customers of those services.6
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines providing sovereign cloud services, Israeli government data-residency infrastructure or infrastructure-resilience services to Israeli state institutions.6, 18
Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships
Israeli defence and intelligence contracts
No public evidence identified establishing an IT, communications, intelligence, data-hosting or cybersecurity contract between Turkish Airlines or its named technology subsidiary and the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israel Defence Forces or Israeli intelligence agencies.3, 4, 6
Israeli ground-services relationship
The Israel Airports Authority identifies Laufer Aviation-GHI as the provider of ground-handling services for Turkish Airlines in its published carrier listing.18
The authority describes airport passenger and ground-service arrangements but does not identify a military or intelligence technology contract connected to Turkish Airlines.18
The listing does not establish whether the described airline operation or associated data-processing arrangements remained active during October 2026.18
Dual-use technology
Turkish Technology offers computer-vision monitoring, logistics analytics, cybersecurity and infrastructure-management products that have documented civilian aviation applications.6, 16, 17
No public evidence identified of those products being supplied to Israeli military, intelligence or law-enforcement bodies or deployed for surveillance in occupied Palestinian territory.6, 16, 17
Offensive cyber capabilities
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines or Turkish Technology developing, selling or maintaining offensive cyber tools, zero-day exploit systems or digital weapons for Israeli state customers.4, 6
Constructive-notice chronology
Hitit’s April 2025 disclosure confirms continuing commercial airline technology relationships with Turkish Airlines and AJet after 19 July 2024 and November 2024, but does not establish provision to Israeli military or security institutions during that period.12
No public evidence identified establishing post-19 July 2024 or post-November 2024 provision of Israeli military technology services by Turkish Airlines or its named subsidiaries.3, 6, 12
AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems
Commercial AI capabilities
Turkish Technology’s current product catalogue includes AI-supported aircraft turnaround monitoring, aircraft allocation optimisation, operational sustainability analysis and cargo reservation systems.7, 17
Its Turnaround AI documentation identifies computer vision, machine learning, object recognition and advanced analytics as technologies used to support commercial aircraft ground operations.16
The platform is described as monitoring aircraft turnaround activity through existing cameras, including identifying operational events and sources of delay.16
AI provision to Israeli state bodies
No public evidence identified establishing Turkish Airlines or Turkish Technology provision of AI or machine-learning systems to Israeli government, military or intelligence bodies.6, 7, 18
Training data and population surveillance
The Turnaround AI product documentation refers to analysis of video and operational information but does not identify Israeli civilian population data, intercepted communications or occupation-related surveillance datasets as training sources.16
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines technology being trained on surveillance-derived information from Israel or occupied Palestinian territory.6, 16
Autonomous systems and targeting
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines providing autonomous military target-generation, fire-control, weapons guidance or kill-chain automation systems to Israeli forces.6, 7, 17
The documented aircraft optimisation and ground-operations products have stated civilian aviation functions.16, 17
Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint
Research and engineering locations
Turkish Technology identifies Istanbul as its headquarters and reports additional offices in Ankara and Izmir, alongside R&D activity in AI, analytics, fintech and cybersecurity.4
The International Air Transport Association describes Turkish Technology as an aviation software provider active across passenger services, cargo, operations, maintenance, AI and cybersecurity.5
No public evidence identified of a Turkish Airlines or Turkish Technology engineering laboratory, R&D centre or accelerator programme located in Israel.5, 4
Technology partnerships
The documented 2023–2025 Hitit relationships cover AnadoluJet/AJet passenger service systems and agency distribution technology serving Turkish Airlines and AJet.10, 9, 11, 12
Turkish Technology’s 2026 corporate disclosures describe internal aviation product development and international commercial ambitions, including passenger, flight operations, cargo and maintenance platforms.4, 8
Israeli acquisitions and investments
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines, Turkish Technology or AJet acquiring an Israeli-origin cybersecurity, AI, analytics or surveillance company in the reviewed corporate and regulatory records.3, 4, 8
No public evidence identified of the company’s controlling shareholder or named executives maintaining an investment in Israeli surveillance, intelligence or military AI businesses in the examined ownership and governance records.1, 2, 15
Patents and co-development
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines holding a technology co-development or patent-licensing agreement with Technion, Hebrew University, the Weizmann Institute or another Israeli research institution.3, 4, 7
Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History
UN and civil-society documentation
The Austrian Red Cross country-of-origin documentation service identifies the United Nations Special Rapporteur’s A/HRC/59/23 report, published on 2 July 2025, examining corporate activity connected with Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.19
The accessible document catalogue does not establish that Turkish Airlines is specifically named in that report or identify a Turkish Airlines technology relationship with an Israeli military or surveillance organisation.19
No public evidence identified in the examined corporate and institutional sources establishing a Turkish Airlines-specific technology procurement case documented by Who Profits, AFSC Investigate, Amnesty International or Human Rights Watch.3, 6, 19
Israeli commercial footprint
The Israel Airports Authority maintains a carrier listing identifying Turkish Airlines and its local Israeli ground-handling arrangements.18
The existence of this listing does not independently establish a technology procurement relationship involving Israeli surveillance companies or settlement operations.18
Boycott and divestment campaigns
No public evidence identified of an organised boycott or divestment campaign specifically directed at Turkish Airlines’ provision of cybersecurity, AI, biometric identification or cloud technology to Israeli state institutions.3, 6, 19
Regulatory and legal proceedings
No public evidence identified of an export-control enforcement action, regulatory penalty or legal proceeding involving Turkish Airlines technology provision to Israeli military or intelligence customers in the examined corporate and institutional records.3, 15, 19
Settlement-related digital provision
No public evidence identified of Turkish Airlines or Turkish Technology supplying a specifically identified digital platform, surveillance system, cloud service or data-processing infrastructure to an Israeli settlement or settlement institution.6, 18, 19
Footnotes
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Turkish Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), Turkish Airlines company information and shareholding structure, accessed 23 October 2026. https://www.kap.org.tr/en/sirket-bilgileri/genel/1107-turk-hava-yollari-a-o ↩ ↩2
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Turkish Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), Turkish Airlines corporate governance information and special share rights, accessed 23 October 2026. https://www.kap.org.tr/en/cgif/1107-turk-hava-yollari-a-o ↩ ↩2
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Turkish Airlines, Board Activity Report for 1 January–31 December 2025, published through KAP, 2026. https://www.kap.org.tr/tr/api/file/download/4028328c9c81f417019cb9997cda7df5 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9
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Turkish Technology, About Us, corporate history and research activities, accessed October 2026. https://www.turkishtechnology.com/en/about ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9
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International Air Transport Association, Turkish Technology strategic partner directory, accessed October 2026. https://www.iata.org/en/about/sp/partners-directory/turkish-technology-/1374/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Turkish Technology, Solutions and Services, 2026 corporate catalogue. https://turkishtechnology.com/en/solutions ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23
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Turkish Technology, Products, aviation software and analytics catalogue, 2026. https://turkishtechnology.com/en/products ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8
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Turkish Technology, corporate homepage and technology platform descriptions, 2026. https://turkishtechnology.com/en ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Hitit, A Warm Welcome to AnadoluJet, 6 March 2023. https://hitit.com/news-updates/hitit-talks/warm-welcome-anadolujet-real-success-and-milestone-hitit ↩ ↩2
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Hitit, First Quarter 2023 financial and business results, 10 May 2023. https://hitit.com/news-updates/hitit-closed-q1-2023-67-revenue-increase-yoy-and-40-ebitda-margin ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4
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Hitit, AJet Flying with Hitit, 2 April 2024. https://hitit.com/news-updates/hitit-talks/ajet-flying-hitit ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Hitit, Welcoming 2025 with a Goal of Strong and Sustainable Growth, 14 April 2025. https://hitit.com/news-updates/hitit-talks/welcoming-2025-goal-strong-and-sustainable-growth ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6
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Hitit, The Future of the Airline Industry Discussed at Hitit’s 30th Anniversary Conference, 23 September 2024. https://hitit.com/news-updates/future-airline-industry-discussed-hitits-30th-anniversary-conference ↩
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SITA, Kerem Kızıltunç executive biography, accessed October 2026. https://www.sita.aero/about-us/meet-the-team/sita-board/kerem-kzltunc/ ↩ ↩2
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Turkish Airlines, First Quarter 2026 Board Activity Report, reproduced by Fintables, 2026. https://storage.fintables.com/media/uploads/kap-attachments/Board%20Activity%20Report%201Q2026.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Turkish Technology, PARS Turnaround AI product description, 2026. https://www.turkishtechnology.com/en/products/flight-ground-operations/turnaround-ai ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12
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Turkish Technology, PARS Flight and Ground Operations product portfolio, 2026. https://www.turkishtechnology.com/en/products/flight-ground-operations ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10
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Israel Airports Authority, Turkish Airlines airline company information and ground-handling listing, accessed October 2026. https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/companies/airline-companies/turkish-airlines/?referrerId=4965 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14
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Austrian Red Cross/ACCORD, catalogue record for UN Human Rights Council report A/HRC/59/23, published 2 July 2025. https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/2126836.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6