A Turkish Airlines pilot, Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, has tragically died after becoming ill during a flight from Seattle, USA, to Istanbul, Turkey. The incident occurred mid-air, prompting an emergency landing in New York,

The plane was flying from Seattle to Istanbul when it was diverted to New York City for an emergency landing after "one of the pilots suffered a medical emergency," according to the FAA.

Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, fell ill and collapsed in the Airbus A350 on Oct. 8, 2024, a Turkish Airlines spokesperson said on X. Flight TK204 took off from Seattle at 7:02pm on Oct. 8. After Pehlivan collapsed, a second pilot and a co-pilot took over the controls.

A Turkish Airlines pilot has died while flying a passenger plane from the US to Turkey, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing in New York. İlçehin Pehlivan, the plane’s 59-year-old captain, fainted during the flight from Seattle, Washington, to Istanbul, which reportedly took off at around 7pm on Tuesday.

A Turkish Airlines flight from Seattle to Istanbul, had to make an emergency landing at JFK airport after its pilot died midflight.

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

A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in New York early Wednesday after the captain lost consciousness midflight and died, an airline spokesman said in a statement. Yahya Ustun, senior vice president for media relations,

Turkish Airlines' Flight TK204 was flying to Istanbul from Seattle when it was diverted to New York after a pilot collapsed and could not be revived.

Turkish Airlines captain İlçehin Pehlivan died on board a flight. The incident highlights the importance of multi-pilot operations.

A Turkish Airlines flight diverted to New York on Wednesday morning after one of its pilots died. Flight 204 was traveling from Seattle to Istanbul when it was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport for an emergency landing at approximately 6 a.