In a statement to NBC News, Turkish Airlines says the pilot, İlçehin Pehlivan, 59, “fainted during the flight” and when ...

Turkish Airlines' Flight TK204 was flying to Istanbul from Seattle when it was diverted to New York after a pilot collapsed ...

The airline said the pilot had lost consciousness during the flight, which was headed to Istanbul from Seattle.

Flight 204 was traveling from Seattle to Istanbul when it was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport for an ...

A Turkish Airlines plane landed safely at JFK Airport Wednesday after the captaining pilot lost consciousness and died aboard ...

A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the ...

Captain İlçehin Pehlivan died mid-flight from Istanbul to Seattle. He had been with the airline since 2007.View on euronews ...

The pilot, 59-year-old Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, lost consciousness on an Airbus that left Seattle–Tacoma International ...

The pilot passed a medical examination earlier this year indicating he had no health issues, the airline said.

A Turkish Airlines pilot died after falling ill during his own flight from Seattle to Istanbul. Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, ...

A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing in New York, the ...