▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁economic ▁enter prise . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁capital ▁was ▁raised ▁again , ▁to ▁ 1 5 0   b ill ion ▁T L . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁TH Y ▁had ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁aircraft . ▁It ▁was ▁flying ▁approximately ▁three ▁million ▁passengers ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁domestic ▁destin ations ▁and ▁three ▁dozen ▁international ▁ones . ▁The ▁air line ▁was ▁Turkey ' s ▁largest ▁source ▁of ▁foreign ▁currency . ▁Turkish ▁Airlines ▁began ▁operating ▁Air bus ▁A 3 1 0 s ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁allowing ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁fl ights ▁to ▁Singapore ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁A ▁route ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁via ▁Br uss els ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁posted ▁losses ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁pay ments ▁on ▁its ▁dozen ▁new ▁Air bus ▁A 3 1 0 s , ▁according ▁to ▁Air ▁Transport ▁World . ▁The ▁fleet ▁also ▁included ▁ 1 1 ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 2 7 s ▁and ▁nine ▁Douglas ▁DC - 9 s . ▁TH Y ▁ended ▁the ▁de cade ▁with ▁ 8 , 5 0 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁suffered ▁in ▁the ▁global ▁av iation ▁crisis ▁following ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁War ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁break - even ▁again ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁However , ▁the