Journalist Ali Kıdık, who reports on aviation news and shares related content, announced on January 12 that he had been blacklisted by Turkish Airlines. Kıdık stated that the email he received from THY cited his social media posts as the reason for being blacklisted. Kıdık reacted to the decision, saying it constituted an interference with freedom of expression. Kıdık had recently brought allegations regarding THY’s dress code policy to the public’s attention.
January 12, 2026
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