TC-TRK
- Aircraft
- B748B748
- Operator
- Turkey government / state transport
- Mode-S
- 4BD24B
Turkey’s presidential Boeing 747-8 BBJ — a roughly US$400 million “flying palace” the Emir of Qatar gifted to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2018. Re-registered from VQ-BSK to TC-TRK and emblazoned ‘REPUBLIC OF TURKEY,’ it carries a forward VIP state room, a main-deck lounge, a conference room and even a medical suite; the lavish gift drew controversy as the Turkish lira slid.
Airframe passport
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Registered owner not listed in public registries.
No current FAA registry row matched this query.
Evidence history
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No registry history is loaded for this aircraft yet.
Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Flight history
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