Originally Posted by
SK AAR
Arriving from the US should allow you to proceed straight to the departures level bypassing the main transfer security checks. There is no passport control but TK staff will check you onward BP.
Just ask staff at IAD store to put the bottles in a sealed transparent plastic bag (the receipt should be in the bag and visible from outside); staff should know about this. Then you would be able to take it through transfer security checks with no issue.
Why is the 2nd paragraph and its last sentence applicable in this case, since the person is arriving from the US and therefore does not need to go through transfer security?