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sector one of the most important industries in the world today. The aviation sector plays a major role in the development of countries economies, and their ability to grow on a global scale.


The phrase of the great Turkish leader Mustafa Atatürk: ‘The future is in the sky’ is a reminder to us of the importance of aviation in our future.


Within this framework, aviation was transformed into a state policy by the Regional Aviation Policy, which came into force in 2003. This was a major milestone in Turkish civil aviation and ushered in a dramatic period of transformation in the sector. This also meant rapid growth for the aviation sector – something that has surprised the world.


Steps to liberalise the sector have had a major impact on growth. Liberalisation meant a more competitive environment, which saw passenger and aircraft traffic increase rapidly – now flying is no longer the privilege of the few, it is a transport mode that is available to everyone. Turkey has not only rapidly increased its passenger traffic, but has also gained recognition as a country where international standards and regulations are fully implemented.


According to future estimates,


Turkey’s civil aviation industry will continue to grow strongly.


What changes have taken place in the Turkish airline market in the past five years? Before the civil aviation sector opened to private enterprise in 2002,


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TURKEY’S TOP 10 AIRPORTS IN 2010 1 Atatürk 2 Antalya


29,726,000 21,401,000


3 Sabiha Gökçen 10,223,000 4 Esenboğa 7,790,000 5 Adnan Menderes 6,943,000 6 Dalaman


3,721,000


7 Milas-Bodrum 3,028,000 8 Adana 9 Trabzon


10 Diyarbakır


2 596,000 1,781,000 1,291,000


25 million; by the end of 2010 this number had reached 50 million passengers. The total number of passengers in 2010 exceeded 104 million. In 2002, our civil aviation


sector owned 110 widebody aircraft; today this number has reached 350 airplanes – this means the number of aircraft owned by Turkish companies has more than trebled in eight years. Our fleet is expected to reach 750 airplanes within 10 years.


only Turkish Airlines carried scheduled domestic flights from two centres to 25 points. Today, seven airline companies carry passengers to a total of 46 domestic points.


In addition, using previously


under-utilised airports has opened up 21 new destinations. Infrastructure works have also been completed and military airfields have been transformed to handle civilian traffic.


Since 2002, the number of domestic passengers has increased six-fold, from 8.5 million to 54 million at the end of 2010. In 2002, Turkey was connected to 60 international points, today Turkish carriers operate to over 157 destinations all over the world.


Revising bilateral agreements and signing new agreements has also allowed us to add 97 new destinations in our fl ight network. In 2002 we had bilateral agreements with 81 countries; by the end of 2010 this had risen to 111. In 2002 the number of international passengers was


Using a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) model, six airport terminal buildings, equipped with the latest technology, have been built with no burden to the national budget. These projects have opened up capacity to an additional 85 million passengers, in addition to creating 10,000 jobs during construction, and contributing around $1 billion to subsidiary industries.


2010 was clearly a successful year for us, and Turkey has subsequently started to hold high-level positions in the decision making mechanisms of international organisations such as Eurocontrol.


What has the rise of low-cost Turkish airlines meant for the country? Today there are three air cargo operators and 16 passenger airline companies in Turkey. In addition, Turkish Airlines, Onur Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Atlasjet,


SunExpress, Borajet and Sky Airlines have been authorised to operate scheduled flights domestically and abroad.


With liberalisation came the rise of the low-cost carriers,


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