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==Air transport== [[File:Istanbul_Airport,_Arnavutköy_(P1090186).jpg|thumb|250px|[[Istanbul Airport]] is the largest airport in Turkey.]] {{main|Aviation in Turkey}} In 2013 Turkey had the tenth largest passenger air market in the world with 74,353,297 passengers.<ref>World Bank Datebase, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.AIR.PSGR</ref> In 2013 there were 98 [[List of airports in Turkey|airports in Turkey]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110073821/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2021|title=CIA World Factbook: Turkey|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> including 22 [[international airport]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studyinturkey.org/en/discover-turkey/first-step-to-turkey/international-airports/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225064653/http://www.studyinturkey.org/en/discover-turkey/first-step-to-turkey/international-airports/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 December 2013 |title=Study in Turkey: International Airports in Turkey |access-date=17 November 2014 }}</ref> {{As of|2015}}, [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport]] is the [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|11th busiest airport in the world]], serving 31,833,324 passengers between January and July 2014, according to [[Airports Council International]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/Passenger-Summary/Year-to-date |title=Year to date Passenger Traffic |publisher=ACI |date=25 September 2014 |access-date=25 September 2014 |archive-date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813170044/http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/Passenger-Summary/Year-to-date |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Istanbul Airport|new (third) international airport of Istanbul]] is planned to be the largest airport in the world, with a capacity to serve 150 million passengers per annum.<ref name="dhmi">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/haberler.aspx?HaberID=1451|title=It will be the biggest airport of the world|date=24 January 2013|access-date=24 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129004331/http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/haberler.aspx?HaberID=1451|archive-date=29 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/istanbuls-new-erdogan-backed-airport-be-named-after-erdogan-264580|title=Istanbul's New Erdoğan-Backed Airport to Be Named After... Erdoğan|website=[[Newsweek]]|date=14 August 2014}}</ref> [[Turkish Airlines]], [[flag carrier]] of Turkey since 1933, was selected by [[Skytrax]] as [[Europe]]'s best airline for five consecutive years in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.<ref name=TurkishAirlinesSkytrax>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2012/europe.htm |title=Turkish Airlines is named the Best Airline in Europe at the 2012 World Airline Awards held at Farnborough Air Show |publisher=[[Skytrax]] |date=12 July 2012 |access-date=25 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425042957/http://www.worldairlineawards.com/awards_2012/europe.htm |archive-date=25 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="five">{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-airlines-named-best-airline-in-europe-for-fifth-year-in-a-row.aspx?PageID=238&NID=84117&NewsCatID=345|title=Turkish Airlines named best airline in Europe for fifth year in a row – BUSINESS|date=17 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2014/europe.htm |title=Turkish Airlines is named the Best Airline in Europe 2014 |access-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827141123/http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2014/europe.htm |archive-date=27 August 2014 }}</ref> With [[Turkish Airlines destinations|435 destinations (51 domestic and 384 international) in 126 countries]] worldwide, Turkish Airlines is the [[World's largest airlines#By number of countries served|largest carrier in the world by number of countries served]] {{As of|2016|lc=y}}.<ref name="Turkish Airlines">{{cite web|url=http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/flights-tickets/flights-destinations/ |title=Turkish Airlines: International Flight Destinations |publisher=Turkish Airlines |access-date=22 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519093619/http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/flights-tickets/flights-destinations |archive-date=19 May 2016 }}</ref> ===Airlines=== {{Main|List of airlines of Turkey|List of defunct airlines of Turkey}} [[File:Turkish_Airlines_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_TC-LLC_approaching_JFK_Airport.jpg|thumb|[[Turkish Airlines]], the flag carrier of [[Turkey]]]] ===Airports=== {{Main|List of airports in Turkey}} Total number of Airports in Turkey: 117 (2007) '''Airports – with paved runways''' <br>''total:'' 88 <br>''over 3,047 m:'' 16 <br>''2,438 to 3,047 m:'' <br>''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 19 <br>''914 to 1,523 m:'' 16 <br>''under 914 m:'' 4 (2010) (Link:<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110073821/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2021 |title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=2017-01-13}}</ref>) '''Airports – with unpaved runways''' <br>''total:'' 11 <br>''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 1 <br>''914 to 1,523 m:'' 6 <br>''under 914 m:'' 4 (2010) (Link:<ref name="autogenerated1"/>) '''Heliports''' 20 (2010)
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