๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Tรผrkiye, Niluka Kadurugamuwa met with the Chief Executive Officer of Turkish Airlines, Ahmet Olmuลtur, at the airlineโs headquarters in Istanbul on 17 June 2026.
During the meeting, the Ambassador appreciated Turkish Airlinesโ continued and committed support to Sri Lanka and its contribution to facilitating tourism, business travel, air cargo, and commercial exchanges between the two countries and beyond. The Ambassador also commended the airline for maintaining uninterrupted services between Istanbul โ Colombo route during the recent challenges emanating from the situation in the Middle East, thus providing an opening for Sri Lanka to connect with the western hemisphere.
The discussion also focused on strengthening cooperation to increase tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka through the extensive global network of the Airlines and opportunities for joint promotional initiatives with Sri Lankan tourism authorities, including destination marketing campaigns, familiarization tours for travel agents and media representatives, and other promotional activities.
The meeting also covered prospects for expanding passenger flight frequencies, enhancing cargo capacity to support growing bilateral trade, and fostering closer collaboration between Turkish Airlines and Sri Lankaโs aviation sector.
The CEO and the officials of Turkish Airlines reaffirmed their continuous commitment to further strengthening air connectivity by increasing flight frequency upon adding new equipment to their fleet and undertook to contribute to enhancing the trade, tourism, and cultural cooperation between Sri Lanka and Tรผrkiye for the mutual benefit of both countries.
The Ambassador was accompanied to the meeting by First Secretary (Commercial) of the Embassy Dilanga Hettiarachchi and Sri Lankaโs Honorary Consul in Istanbul Dr. Aydฤฑn รzรผ.