The journey from Istanbul to three continents in 10 years

TAV Airports Holding was founded in 1997 in Istanbul as a joint venture of the Tepe and Akfen Groups. After being awarded the tender for the Istanbul Atatürk Airport International Terminal the following year, the Company completed the construction work in two years and began its 10-year story in 2000 when the terminal commenced service.

It has been 10 years since the initiation of this project, which was one of the first examples of the "Build-Operate-Transfer" model in airport operations in the world and which revealed the modern face of Turkey to the world. Since that first project, TAV Airports Holding has evolved into an unprecedented success story through its know-how, experience and creativity. Thanks to its highly qualified human resources and advanced technology, TAV is now a global brand both in airport construction and airport operations projects.

In an attempt to represent Turkey in the best manner possible, add to its long list of accomplishments and further its strategic goals, the Holding underwent restructuring in 2006, organizing its activities as "operations" and "construction" under TAV Airports Holding (TAV Airports) and TAV İnşaat (TAV Construction), respectively. TAV Airports Holding went public on February 23, 2007 and its shares are being traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange under the "TAVHL" ticker.

TAV Airports Holding and its subsidiaries handle approximately 375 thousand flights and 42 million passengers from 300 airline companies annually. The Company is further strengthening its market position in Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and North Africa each passing day with decisive steps and successful projects. Catering to millions of passengers in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya in Turkey, TAV Airports also has overseas operations in Georgia, Tunisia and Macedonia.

TAV Airports Holding successfully operates the Istanbul Atatürk and Ankara Esenboğa Domestic and International Terminals, Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport International Terminal and Antalya Gazipaşa Airport in Turkey. As for overseas operations, TAV Airports operates Georgia's Tbilisi and Batumi, Tunisia's Monastir Habib Bourguiba and Enfidha Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Macedonia's Skopje Alexander the Great and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle International Airports.

TAV Airports Holding is Turkey's leading airport operator with a commanding 48% market share according to 2009 passenger traffic statistics from the Turkish State Airports Authority (DHMİ). The company continues to undertake projects for and about people in line with its uncompromising goals and principles with more than 12 thousand employees on three continents.

Earning 57% of its consolidated income from non-aviation activities, TAV Airports Holding provides an unparalleled flight experience to its customers with subsidiary operating companies which strive to meet every need that can be expected from an airport; from ground handling services and duty free shops to personal services, security and information technology. There is no room for error, confusion or indecision in airport operations, where the pace is frantic 24 hours a day. Armed with this awareness, TAV Airports Holding serves its customers with experienced and cheerful staff at every point; from the parking lot to security control, from check-in to cafes, from its duty-free shops to the boarding gates.

Striving to provide exceptional service within an integrated structure at airports visited by thousands of people every day -while becoming a global company which grows from local to global- TAV Airports' target is to cater to an average of 100 million passengers annually within the next 10 years.