Flying in the EU, can I transit in Istanbul airport without a passport?

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I also asked the Turkish airlines sales office and received the reply below:

Puteti calatori doar cu cartea de identitate cu conditia sa nu iesiti din zona de tranzit.

Buh Tk Office

Translation:

You can travel with just the identity card on the condition that you don't exit the transit zone.

Update following @phoog's suggestion. I also asked the Turkish embassy in Romania and received a similar answer:

Daca veti tranzita Turcia fara a parasi aria aeroportului nu aveti nevoie de paşaport. Daca veti parasi aria aeroportului aveti nevoie de paşaport valabil minim 6 luni.

Translation:

You don't need a passport if you'll transit in Turkey without leaving the airport. To leave the airport you need a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months.

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You will (surely?) need a passport when boarding your plane in Bucharest (and getting thru security);

The cited quote only means that if a passenger is in transit he should not go thru passport check again. (he should have had his passport checked already)

because of the latest events in Istanbul it might have changed, and there might be more security checks, even for passengers in transit.

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Turkey is not part of the EU, so I would imagine the check-in counter at Bucharest will ask for your passport - as it is the valid travel document.

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