Run for education at the Istanbul Marathon

TAV Airports employees ran the Istanbul Marathon to raise donations for primary school children through the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Türkiye (TEGV). The campaign raised TRY 120K, covering one-year education expenses for 149 children.

TAV Airports and subsidiaries among top service exporters

TAV Airports, along with its five subsidiaries, ranked among the largest service exporters of 2022. In the fifth edition of the Service Exporters Association awards ceremony, TAV Airports, TAV Technologies, BTA Food & Services, Havas Ground Handling Co., and Fraport TAV Antalya Airport were honored as export champions in their respective categories.

Three awards at the Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets event

TAV Airports Deputy CEO and CFO Burcu Geriş spoke at the Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets CEE, CIS & Türkiye 2023 conference. TAV Airports finance team also received three awards at the ceremony organized as the part of the event: Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year, Corporate Treasury & Funding Team of the Year, and Project Sponsor of the Year.

GAD brings together industry leaders in Barcelona

Serkan Kaptan, the CEO of TAV Airports, participated in a panel discussion titled "Strategy and Best Practices for Developing Airports in New Frontier Markets" during this year's GAD World conference. The event, held in Barcelona, Spain, brought together public and private airport operators, investors, financiers, and industry experts for a three-day conference. Burcu Geriş, the Deputy CEO and CFO, also contributed to the conference by speaking at the panel discussion on "Managing Airport Financials in an Era of Rising Costs and Variable Revenues."

Turgay Şahan elected VP at the Private Security Sector Assembly

TAV Security stands as one of the first members of the Private Security Services Sector Assembly, newly established by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB). During the inaugural meeting in Ankara, TAV Security General Manager Turgay Şahan was elected as Vice President.

TAV Technologies at Fortune CTO Summit

TAV Technologies Deputy General Manager Cem Aslantaş participated as a speaker in the 'Productive Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Technology' panel at the Fortune C-Suite Series 50 CTO Technology Leaders Summit. As part of the summit, Aslantaş received an award on behalf of M. Kerem Öztürk, the CIO of TAV Airports, during the "C-Suite Series 50 CTO / Technology Leaders 2023 Awards" ceremony.

Aviation leaders convene at Bodrum

The Bodrum Aviation Conference, a collaborative effort between Air Transport News (ATN) and TAV Airports, convened industry leaders for a roundtable discussion. The session commenced with keynote addresses from TAV Airports CEO Serkan Kaptan and ASA Director General Fabio Gamba. Moderated by Haydar Yalçın, the panel featured Pegasus Airlines Chairperson Mehmet Nane, ATN CEO Dr. Kostas Iatrou, Hitit Deputy CSO Cem Kırgız, Kazaeronavigatsia Deputy Director General Ardak Utepov, and Tamara Archuadze, Senior Director for Aviation Infrastructure at the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan.

TAV Technologies among the top R&D centers

TAV Technologies has proudly secured a position among the top 250 R&D centers in Türkiye, thanks to their innovative projects. Check out the competition results published by Turkishtime through the provided link!

BTA recognized for animal welfare efforts

BTA received the "Good Egg Award" at the Animal Welfare Awards, organized for the fifth consecutive year by the Turkish-German University. The company has committed to transitioning to 100% cage-free egg usage in its Türkiye’ airport operations by 2028.

Havaş is further diversifying its customer base in Riga

Following a hiatus, British Airways has resumed flights to Riga, selecting Havaş for comprehensive ground handling operations. The partnership entails Havaş providing all ground handling services for a duration of three years. Havaş is active at 32 airports across Türkiye, as well as in Latvia and Croatia, serving more than 200 airlines.

ATU Duty-Free wins ETİKA 2022

ATU Duty Free was honored with the ETİKA 2022 Turkiye Ethics Award, presented annually by the Ethical Values Center Association (EDMER). The Most Ethical Company Award was bestowed upon Özlem Kalyoncu, Director of Risk, Internal Control, Ethics, and Compliance, along with Fulya İlengiz, Coordinator of Risk, Internal Control, Ethics, and Compliance, and Tarık Kadirağagil, Assistant Manager of Risk Management and Internal Control.

Antalya Airport supports Ironman 70.3 Türkiye

Antalya Airport proudly sponsored the 9th edition of Ironman 70.3 Türkiye, hosting 1900 athletes from 86 countries. As a main sponsor, Antalya Airport engaged in the triathlon event with four Relay Teams and had a presence at the Expo for three days, featuring our event tent and games.

Tbilisi Airport expansion project

The departure terminal at Tbilisi Airport is undergoing expansion to improve passenger comfort, boost airport capacity, and alleviate queues. Reconstruction is set to begin in the departure terminal, focusing on enlarging passport control and aviation security check areas. With a 2,200,000 GEL investment, the project will be completed in February 2024.

Renovated PC Lounge opens at Skopje and Madinah

Opening events organized for primeclass lounges in Skopje and Madinah airports. The ribbon-cutting ceremony in Skopje was attended by TAV OS CEO Güçlü Batkın, TAV Macedonia General Manager Nejat Kurt, TAV Airports Chief HR Officer Hakan Oker, and Macedonian Minister of Transport and Communications Blagoj Bochvarski.

TAV Macedonia upgrades baggage handling at Skopje Airport

TAV Macedonia is upgrading the baggage handling system at Skopje Airport. A new x-ray machine, “Standard 3”, has been installed and Skopje International Airport is one of the few airports in the region that will have this level of modern x-ray technology, to support and enhance the baggage scanning process.

Almaty welcomes 8 millionth passenger

Almaty Airport reached a remarkable milestone on the beginning of the November, welcoming its 8 millionth passenger of the year. This achievement highlights the airport's commitment to excellence and the positive travel culture it has cultivated in the region. Kazakhstan's passenger traffic has surged, approaching one million with an impressive 101% increase compared to 2019. The opening of a new terminal, scheduled for the second half of 2024, will accommodate, and support this substantial growth.

Flight safety campaign at Almaty Airport

The Flight Safety Department organized a campaign involving the entire ALA team to collect foreign object debris, as part of the Foreign Object Damage program. This initiative included a specially developed scenario and risk assessment as part of the change management procedure. The goal was to promote a positive safety culture and increase staff awareness.

“Squeezing airports that are leading decarbonisation efforts for tax revenue is ill-advised and amounts to policy greenwashing. Achieving net zero for European aviation will require more than €820 billion in investments across the entire eco-system comprising aircraft manufacturers, airlines, airports and air navigation service providers. Further taxing the sector will only make such investments more difficult and threatens our shared goals.”

Olivier Jankovec,
Director General of ACI EUROPE