Question: is turkish airlines a member of the star alliance

title: Star Alliance
text: Member Joined Affiliates Adria Airways 18 November 2004 N / A Aegean Airlines 30 June 2010 Olympic Air Air Canada 14 May 1997 Air Canada Express Air Canada Rouge Air China 12 December 2007 Dalian Airlines Air India 3 July 2014 Alliance Air Air New Zealand 3 May 1999 Air New Zealand Link All Nippon Airways 15 October 1999 Air Japan ANA Wings Asiana Airlines 28 March 2003 Air Seoul Air Busan Austrian Airlines 26 March 2000 N / A Avianca 21 June 2012 Avianca Argentina Avianca Brazil Avianca Costa Rica Avianca Ecuador Avianca El Salvador Avianca Guatemala Avianca Honduras Avianca Peru Brussels Airlines 9 December 2009 N / A Copa Airlines 21 June 2012 Copa Airlines Colombia Croatia Airlines 18 November 2004 N / A EgyptAir 11 July 2008 EgyptAir Express Ethiopian Airlines 13 December 2011 N / A EVA Air 18 June 2013 UNI Air LOT Polish Airlines 26 October 2003 Nordica Airlines Lufthansa 14 May 1997 Air Dolomiti Lufthansa Regional Lufthansa CityLine SunExpress Deutschland Scandinavian Airlines 14 May 1997 Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Shenzhen Airlines 29 November 2012 Kunming Airlines Singapore Airlines 1 April 2000 Silkair South African Airways 10 April 2006 Airlink Mango South African Express Swiss International Air Lines 1 April 2006 Edelweiss Air TAP Air Portugal 14 March 2005 TAP Express Thai Airways 14 May 1997 Thai Smile Turkish Airlines 1 April 2008 AnadoluJet SunExpress United Airlines 14 May 1997 United Express 

Answer: answer: Turkish Airlines joined as a member of Star Alliance 1 April 2008.