Editing Atatürk Airport (section)

==Accidents and incidents==

* On 30 January 1975, [[Turkish Airlines Flight 345]], crashed into the [[Sea of Marmara]] during its final approach to the airport. All 42 passengers and crew on board were killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750130-0 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |title=Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAP Istanbul-Yeşilköy Airport (IST) [Marmara Sea] |access-date=31 July 2012 }}</ref>
* On 25 April 2015, [[Turkish Airlines]] Flight 1878, operated by an A320-200, TC-JPE was severely damaged in a landing accident. The aircraft aborted the first hard landing, which inflicted engine and gear damage. On the second attempt at landing, the right gear collapsed and the aircraft rolled off the runway spinning 180 degrees. All 97 passengers and 5 crew members survived with no injuries. The aircraft was [[hull loss|written off]] as a result of the accident.<ref name=AH48546eb6>{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=48546eb6&opt=0 |title=Accident: THY A320 at Istanbul on Apr 25th 2015, hard landing, go-around, engine problem, gear problem, gear collapse, runway excursion |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |work=Aviation Herald|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref>
* [[2016 Atatürk Airport attack|On 28 June 2016]], three terrorists killed 44 civilians by gunfire and subsequent suicide bombings, along with 239 civilians injured.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187|title=Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: 41 dead and more than 230 hurt - BBC News|work=BBC News|date=29 June 2016|access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Sabrina Tavernise |author2=Ceylan Yeginsu |title=Attack at Istanbul Airport Leaves at Least 31 Dead |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/world/europe/turkey-istanbul-airport-explosions.html |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> The three men arrived in a taxi cab and opened fire at the terminal. The three men then blew themselves up when police opened fire. The airport has X-ray scanners at the entrance to the terminal but security checks for cars are limited.<ref name="bbc.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36658187|title=Blast and gunfire 'at Istanbul airport'|work=BBC News |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>
* On 15 July 2016, the [[2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt]] took place. During the attempted coup, units of the [[Turkish Armed Forces]] seized control of the airport and closed it, but it was reopened after pro-government forces regained control.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36822858|title = Turkey coup: How mobiles beat tanks and saved Erdogan|work = BBC News|date = 18 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-plot-insight-idUSKCN0ZX0Q9|title = At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights|newspaper = Reuters|date = 18 July 2016|last1 = Coskun|first1 = Humeyra Pamuk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1267349-kalkisma-girisimindeki-askerler-trtde-korsan-bildiri-okuttu|title = TRT'de bildiri okuttular| date=16 July 2016 }}</ref>