ISTANBUL : The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Türkiye, Niluka Kadurugamuwa met with the Chief
Executive Officer of the Turkish Airlines, Ahmet Olmuştur at the Airlines’ headquarters in
Istanbul on 17 June 2026.
During the meeting, the Ambassador appreciated Turkish Airlines’ 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 from beyond. The Ambassador also
commended the airline for maintaining uninterrupted services between Istanbul – 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 Lanka’s aviation sector.
The CEO and the officials of the 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 Türkiye 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 Lanka’s Honorary Consul in Istanbul Dr. Aydın Özü.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
June 21, 2026
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