The Philippines is set to hold air talks with Turkey next week, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board.
CAB executive director Carmelo Arcilla said the Philippine air panel and its counterpart in Turkey would meet on June 9 and 10 in Cebu to amend their air service agreement (ASA).
Turkish Airlines flies three times a week from Manila to Istanbul at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1.
The Philippines had 3,731 visitors from Turkey in 2013, a 19 percent year-on-year
increase, Tourism Department data showed. Philippine visitors to Turkey reached 3,581 in the same year.
Manila and Doha in May signed an agreement on air services, increasing the maximum number of flights for each country from the current eight flights per week to 14 flights a week.