Editing Turkish Airlines (section)

===Postwar period===
[[File:Fokker F-27-100 TC-TEK THY ATH 22.04.73 edited-3.jpg|thumb|THY [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] landing at [[Ellinikon International Airport|Athens Hellenikon Airport]] in 1973]]

Several [[Douglas DC-3]]s and [[Douglas C-47]]s were phased in during 1945.<ref name="Ttake" /> Being initially set up as a domestic carrier, the airline commenced international services with the inauguration of [[Ankara]]–[[Istanbul]]–[[Athens]] flights in 1947; with the DC-3s and C-47s enabling the carrier to expand its network.<ref name="History" />

[[Nicosia]], [[Beirut]] and [[Cairo]] were soon added to the airline's [[international flight]] destinations. However, domestic services remained the carrier's primary focus until the early 1960s.<ref name="Turkish Airlines Inc.">{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Turkish-Airlines-Inc-Tuuml;rk-Hava-Yollari-AO-Company-History.html|title=History of Turkish Airlines Inc. (Türk Hava Yollari A.O.)|website=FundingUniverse.com|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=11 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111061426/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Turkish-Airlines-Inc-Tuuml;rk-Hava-Yollari-AO-Company-History.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Douglas DC-10-10 TC-JAU THY FRA 28.07.74 edited-2.jpg|thumb|THY [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|Douglas DC-10]] in 1974 wearing the airline's initial colour scheme]]

In 1956, the Turkish government reorganized the airline under the name ''Türk Hava Yolları A.O.'' (often abbreviated as THY).<ref name="History" /> It was capitalized at [[Turkish lira|TRY]] 60 million. The airline joined the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA) shortly thereafter. In 1957, [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] (BOAC) began supplying technical support after acquiring a 6.5 percent shareholding, which it held for about 20 years.<ref name="Turkish Airlines Inc." />

New aircraft including [[Vickers Viscount]]s, [[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27s]] and [[Douglas DC-3]]s were added to the fleet in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Turkish Airlines began operating their first jet, a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]], in 1967. This was followed by the addition of three [[Boeing 707]] jets in 1971. Other aircraft operated in the early 1970s included the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] and the [[Fokker F28 Fellowship|Fokker F28]] which were put into service in 1972 and 1973 respectively.<ref name="History" /><ref name="Turkish Airlines Inc." />