Airport pet relief
Pet relief areas at Istanbul Airport (IST)
🇹🇷 Istanbul · Turkey · IST
Pet relief area available
Istanbul airport has one or more dedicated dog relief areas.
Before or after security?
🏙️ Landside (before security) Possible
✈️ Airside (after security) Yes
For a layover, you need an airside (post-security) area — you usually cannot re-clear security.
Where exactly
- Pre-security — Departures floor, among the check-in islands
- Airside — two Pet Relief Rooms after passport control (Departures)
- Arrivals hall — one room
Has the spot moved, or is one missing?
Tell us which terminal, and whether it is before or after security — we check and update the page.
✉️ Report what you saw Documented airlines serving IST:
🏠Turkish Airlines cabin ≤8 kg Aegean Airlines cabin ≤8 kg Air Algérie cabin ≤6 kg LOT Polish Airlines cabin ≤8 kg Transavia cabin ≤8 kg Air Astana cabin ≤8 kg Air Transat cabin ≤8 kg China Southern Airlines hold
39 airlines we document serve this airport. Whether the dog is accepted, and under what conditions, is to be checked on each airline's page — it does not prejudge your breed or your route.
🌍 Traveling to Turkey — see the dog entry rules for Turkey.
Other airports in Turkey:
Source: www.istairport.com · verified 10 July 2026 · confidence 4/5.