Turkish Airlines wants a doctor's note, in Turkish or English and obtained within the 10 days before the flight, once you reach week 28; from week 36 (32 with a multiple pregnancy) it will not carry you even with one. A doctor on Mobi Doctor can provide an English one where clinically appropriate, over video, usually within 15 minutes.
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Up to 28 weeks you fly Turkish Airlines with no paperwork. From week 28 you must carry a doctor's note, in Turkish or English and obtained within the 10 days before the flight, saying there are no medical contraindications for air travel. The note runs out at week 36 for a single pregnancy, or week 32 for a multiple one: from then Turkish Airlines does not accept you.
Four identifiers and one sentence. The page asks for the issuing doctor's full name, licence number, signature and the date the note was issued, plus the statement that there are no medical contraindications for air travel. The page allows only Turkish or English, so a note in another language needs translating.
State the due date and the number of babies as well, because the gate agent must check you against the week-36 and week-32 limits, and a note that leaves out the weeks invites questions.
The note must be obtained within the 10 days before the flight date. The page does not say whether one note covers a return more than 10 days later, so read it as each flight needing a note inside its own 10-day window.
One note dated just before departure covers a week's trip; for longer, plan a second note abroad or over video before the flight home. Condor makes its 10-day form valid for the return whenever it is; Wizz Air wants a letter issued within 6 days.
Turkish Airlines' main statement says expectant mothers may travel without a doctor's note up to their 28th week, and its bands run from 28 to 35 weeks for one baby and 28 to 31 for more. An FAQ answer on the same page refers to week 27 instead.
Nobody at the gate objects to a note produced a week early, so if your flight falls in week 27 carry one anyway rather than argue the wording. Our airline pregnancy rules comparison shows where the other 29 airlines draw it.
At week 36 for a single pregnancy and week 32 for a multiple one; a note does not help. Read "reached the 36th week" as 36 weeks + 0 days on the date of the flight, which makes 35 weeks + 6 days your final boarding day; for twins or more, 31 weeks + 6 days. The NHS also advises making sure your insurance covers pregnancy-related care.
Newborns under 48 hours old are not carried; infants aged 2–7 days need a doctor's note stating "Fit to travel by air". How to count your weeks is in our flying while pregnant guide.
| Letter or certificate required from | Week 28 (an FAQ on the page says 27) |
| Last week you can fly, single | 35 (not accepted from week 36, note or not) |
| Last week, twins or more | 31 — not accepted from week 32 |
| Letter must be issued within | 10 days before the flight date |
| Own form | None; a doctor's note in Turkish or English |
| Who can sign | A doctor; full name, licence number, signature and date |
| Source checked | Turkish Airlines pregnancy page, 24 September 2026 |
Pegasus, the other large carrier to Turkey, allows 36 weeks but is vague about its 7-day report.
Book a doctor on Mobi Doctor for a day inside the 10 before you fly; consultations run daily 7am–11pm CET and you are on the call usually within 15 minutes.
Where clinically appropriate the doctor issues an English-language note with the no-contraindication statement, name, registration number, signature and date, emailed to you after the consultation. The whole appointment is €54 + €10 for the certificate, so ask any other travel question too. An EU doctor's registration number is the "licence number" the page asks for; see our fit-to-fly certificate page.
Yes, from week 28: a doctor's note in Turkish or English, obtained within the 10 days before the flight, stating there are no medical contraindications for air travel, signed with the doctor's name and licence number. One FAQ on the page says week 27, so carry it from then.
No. Turkish Airlines accepts a note prepared in Turkish or English, so a letter in English from any licensed doctor is fine; a note in any other language would need translating before you fly.
Up to 35 weeks + 6 days carrying one baby, and 31 weeks + 6 days with a multiple pregnancy. From week 36, or week 32 with twins, you are not accepted even with a certificate.
No. Turkish Airlines cannot accept a single pregnancy that has reached the 36th week, even with a doctor's note; the last day you can board is 35 weeks + 6 days, so check the return date.
No. A multiple pregnancy needs the doctor's note between 28 and 31 weeks and is not accepted once it reaches week 32, note or no note. Plan the return for 31 weeks + 6 days at the latest.
Move it. A return at 36 weeks or later (32 with twins) is a flight Turkish Airlines will not accept you on. Rebook it for 35 weeks + 6 days at the latest.
General information, not medical advice — always confirm with your airline before you travel.
