Istanbul

EVEN by the fraught standards of global aviation, 2016 has been tough for Turkish Airlines. In June, its main hub Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul was hit by suicide bomb attacks blamed on jihadists and on July 15 putschists seeking to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried to take control of Ataturk.

Both incidents caused the temporary closure of Turkey's biggest airport, but the airline managed to resume flights the subsequent day in a crucial message of business as usual and a symbol of Turkish Airlines' importance for the country's image and economy.