Turkish carry-on and personal item size
Turkish allows a free carry-on up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm (21.5 × 15.5 × 9 in), max 18 lb (8 kg) plus a free personal item up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.5 × 12 × 6 in) and 9 lb (4 kg).
Personal item free
40 × 30 × 15 cm
15.5 × 12 × 6 in · 9 lb (4 kg)
Carry-on free
55 × 40 × 23 cm
21.5 × 15.5 × 9 in · 18 lb (8 kg)
Checked bag
23 kg
62 linear in (158 cm), 51 lb (23 kg)
Turkish bag rules worth knowing
- Business class passengers may bring two 8 kg cabin bags (16 kg in total).
- Checked bags between 158 and 292 cm in total are accepted as oversize; nothing bigger is.
How Turkish compares
Carry-on size rank: 14 of 25 (51 L); personal item: 22 of 22 (18 L).
A bag at Turkish's full carry-on size also fits the carry-on limit of Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, Sun Country, Air Canada, British Airways, Lufthansa, easyJet, Aer Lingus, Volaris, but is too big for American, Delta, United, JetBlue and 9 more.
A maxed-out Turkish personal item also passes as a personal item on American, Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant and 15 more.
Will your bag fit Turkish?
Source: Turkish Airlines, checked 2026-10-29.