1 2 , ▁Turkish ▁Airlines ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁car rier ▁to ▁res ume ▁fl ights ▁to ▁Som alia ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁that ▁country ' s ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Turkish ▁Airlines ▁had ▁increased ▁their ▁number ▁of ▁flight ▁points ▁to ▁ 2 4 1 ▁destin ations ▁world wide ▁( 1 9 9 ▁international ▁and ▁ 4 2 ▁domestic ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Turkish ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁attempt , ▁the ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁tempor arily ▁b anned ▁fl ights ▁between ▁Turkey ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁This ▁pos ed ▁a ▁particular ▁problem ▁for ▁Turkish ▁Airlines ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁strategy ▁was ▁to ▁deliver ▁one - stop ▁jour ne ys ▁between ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁hard - to - re ach ▁destin ations ▁in ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁India . ▁This ▁ban ▁was ▁lifted ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July , ▁and ▁Turkish ▁Airlines ▁res umed ▁fl ights ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁after ▁a ▁three - day ▁dis ruption . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Turkish ▁Airlines ▁announced ▁a ▁profit ▁collapse ▁to ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 ▁million ▁Eu ros ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁while ▁expecting ▁an ▁overall ▁loss ▁of ▁ 1 0   mill ion ▁passengers