8 3 . ▁The ▁most ▁not orious ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁crash ▁of ▁Turkish ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 9 8 1 , ▁when ▁an ▁aircraft ▁design ▁f law ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁fault y ▁cargo ▁door ▁breaking ▁off ▁in ▁flight ▁near ▁Er men on ville , ▁France , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁ 3 4 6 ▁people . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁government ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁which ▁recognized ▁TH Y ' s ▁importance ▁as ▁Turkey ' s ▁gateway ▁to ▁the ▁world , ▁beginning ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁make over ▁into ▁a ▁modern ▁operation . ▁It ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁maintain ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁fle ets ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Security ▁was ▁intens ified , ▁causing ▁one ▁sh i pper ▁to ▁compare ▁it ▁to ▁Israel ' s ▁El ▁Al , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁del ays . ▁ ▁TH Y ▁built ▁a ▁new , ▁state - of - the - art ▁technical ▁center ▁at ▁Ye ş il kö y ▁Airport ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁air line ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁both ▁light ▁and ▁heavy ▁maintenance ▁on ▁many ▁different ▁aircraft ▁types . ▁Techn ical ▁staff ▁then ▁made ▁up ▁one - qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁employees , ▁according ▁to ▁Air ▁Transport ▁World . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁capital ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁ 6 0   b ill ion ▁T L ▁as ▁it ▁was