Air travel
Air travel Atatürk Airport in Istanbul is Turkey’s largest airport. From here you can travel to many destinations, both in Turkey and worldwide. Most airlines have offices in such central areas as Taksim, Beşiktas Atatürk Airport (The Yeşilköy Airport) Atatürk Airport first opened as a civilian airport in 1912, and was opened to international air traffic in 1953. The airport is spread out over a total area of 9.470.554 square meters, and includes a 62.500 square meters domestic terminal and a 179.000 square metre international terminal and 186.000 square meters new terminal complex. It is Europe’s largest airport. The airport serves a total of 7,5 million travelers and 14 million international passengers each year. In addition to a variety of forms of public transportation that connect the airport to a variety of destinations in the city, the airport also runs its own bus service, known as Havaş. The Havaş bus service is significantly cheaper than taking a taxi. It departs from in fron...