The aim of Turkish Airlines finance strategy is to enable the company to sustainably achieve its corporate vision of continued growth trend over the industry average and hence increase its competitive power.  In order to achieve this goal; financial stability, financial flexibility and adequate liquidity have been set as main priorities. 

Turkish Airlines Finance Team aims to:

• Meet operational cash needs,

• Ensure short and long term adequate liquidity,

• Minimize cost of capital and other financial costs such as commissions and FX conversion charges,

• Hedge external financial risks,

• Maximize return from liquid cash portfolio given above constraints.

The performance is overseen by the interdepartmental Treasury and Risk Commission which is authorized by the Board of Directors.

Turkish Airlines manages its balance sheet on a dynamic basis in line with its growth plans while closely following public and private debt markets. The optimum capital structure is determined by the borrowing capacity based on the level of cash generation and profitability. Turkish Airlines targeted leverage level (Net Debt/EBITDA) is between 2x - 2.5x over the medium-term.

Turkish Airlines Finance Team manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves, banking facilities and reserve borrowing facilities by continuously monitoring forecasted and actual cash flows while matching the maturity profiles and currencies of financial assets and liabilities.