{"id":11572,"date":"2025-10-03T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/?p=11572"},"modified":"2025-10-08T22:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:51:35","slug":"from-frozen-ties-to-open-skies-turkish-airlines-to-connect-armenia-and-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/from-frozen-ties-to-open-skies-turkish-airlines-to-connect-armenia-and-turkiye\/","title":{"rendered":"From Frozen Ties to Open Skies: Turkish Airlines to Connect Armenia and T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-52px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Tbilisi \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span>\u201c<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span>Welcome to Armenia,\u201d the pilot\u2019s voice came over the tannoy as the Turkish Atlasjet flight touched down in Yerevan some time in 2011. \u201cThe temperature outside is\u2026\u201d A normal announcement on any flight. This one, however, came in Turkish before being repeated in English. In Armenia. That was 14 years ago now. Despite the lack of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the flights have existed for years albeit with some interruptions and later operated by Pegasus and Flyone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>My flight to Istanbul was to make a presentation on my work on Armenian-Azerbaijan reconciliation and coexistence for the Hrant Dink Foundation. The organisation was holding a multimedia workshop for journalists and photographers from Armenia and T\u00fcrkiye and understood how the two processes were linked even if many have long preferred that they weren&#8217;t..<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026] <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>According to media reports at the weekend, Turkish Airlines, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s national flag carrier, plans to operate flights to and from Armenia. Though this was not a public announcement, it was a filing on T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), an official system. No dates or other details were provided, instead emphasising that this would occur subject to market conditions and public demand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026] <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But it is not all plain sailing ahead. Normalisation between Armenia and T\u00fcrkiye still remains contingent on the same between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Speaking after the meeting between Rubinyan and K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7, Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan said it would come only after a peace agreement between Yerevan and Baku is signed. This, he says, is anticipated in the first half of 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The full piece is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/opinion\/frozen-ties-open-skies-turkish-airlines-connect-armenia-and-turkiye\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;CONFLICT VOICES e-BOOKS&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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