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Short-lived Turkish airline founded in 19871
Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı (BHT, Bosphorus Air Transport), named after Boğaziçi (Turkish for Bosphorus), was a Turkish charter cargo/passenger airline that operated for two years starting in 1987.2 It ceased to exist in 1989.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı (BHT, Bosphorus Air Transport), named after Boğaziçi (Turkish for Bosphorus), was a Turkish charter cargo/passenger airline that operated for two years starting in 1987.2
BHT-Boğaziçi was 85% owned by Turkish Airlines and began services with a Douglas DC-10-10F and a Boeing 707-321C. Freight charters were flown to America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The aircraft were also used for passenger services serving Turkish migrant workers traveling home. BHT also had a leased Boeing 727-264 but by 1989 the airline was in severe financial problems and shut down.
From Wikipedia’s article on Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
2 Douglas DC-10-10
2 Boeing 707-321C
2 Boeing 727-264
Fokker F-28
From Wikipedia’s article on Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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