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Istanbul Ataturk Airport |
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founding of istanbul Ataturk International Airport dates to
1912, the year in which a military airport was opened there. The
airport took the name Yesilkoy Airport and was opened to
international flights in 1953.
In 1985, renovation work was completed and the same year, the
airport took the name of Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey.
The data on movement to and from the airport, in one sense,
shows Turkey's integration to the world. In 1982, a total of
42,517 domestic and international flights took place.
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Today, this figure has reached 187,000 per annum, while the number
of passengers increased from around 2.5 million to 15.5 million per
annum today. The operation of Turkey's airports and the organization
and control of the air traffic in Turkey's airspace are done by the
General Directorate of the State Airports Administration (DHMi).
The airport is situated 24 kilometers west of city center on
9,470,554 square meters of land. Transportation to and from the
airport is available by metered taxis as well as metro, which starts
from city center, municipal buses and shuttle buses of the HAVAS
company, which also operates ground services at the airport. The
airport hosts a total of 21 duty-free areas plus 40 cafes, bars
restaurants and refreshment stalls with a combined seating capacity
of 3,721. It also houses three bank offices, seven ATM’s 12 car
rental dealers, drugstore hairdresses flower shops, gift shops
foreign exchange bureaus, kiosks, dried fruit sellers and also a MED
Line Health Center, a massage parlor and a photoshop The
International terminal has enviroment friendly waste water, garbage
eradication and LPG heating systems.
The domestic and international terminal buildings, the parking lots
and the general airport terminal are operated by the Tepe Akfen
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Sabiha Gokcen Airport |
 Sabiha
Gökçen Airport is getting ready to open new horizons for Turkey,
just like the woman combat pilot of Turkey that it is named after.
The Airport which is the first step towards the "Advanced Technology
Industry Park" project, which shall serve the country in numerous
fields such as transportation, foreign trade, aviation and
technology, shall act as a leader for conversion of the region into
a technology base in the future. Just like Sabiha Gökçen leading the
way to Turkish women in undertaking equal roles with men in all
fields of business, years ago.
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Anatolian Kavak and Lighthouse