TAV Airports -Milestones

1997

The BOT tender for Istanbul Ataturk Airport

1999

BTA established

2000

Operation begins at Istanbul Ataturk Airport

ATÜ Duty-Free established to manage the retail arm

2004

The BOT tender for Ankara Esenboga Airport

TAV Airport Hotel Istanbul opens

TAV OS is established to manage the commercial revenues, provide hospitality services and operate lounges at airports.

2005

TAV buys 60% of Havaş, the leading ground handling company in Turkey

Groundbreaking for İzmir Adnan Menderes Havalimanı new international terminal

The BOT tender for Tbilisi Airport, Georgia

TAV Technologies established to develop and provide aviation IT systems

2006

İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport new international terminal opens

New terminals at Ankara Esenboğa Airport opens

TAV Security established to excel at and provide private aviation security services

2007

IPO of TAV Airports shares

New terminal opens at Tbilisi Airport, Georgia

TAV Airports takes over operations at Batumi Airport, Georgia

The BOT tender for Monastir and Enfidha-Hammamet airports in Tunisia

The BOT tender for Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport

BTA and ATÜ begin operations in Georgia

Havaş is 100% subsidiary of TAV Airports

2008

Operations begin at Monastir Airport, Tunisia

The BOT tender for Skopje and Ohrid airports in North Macedonia

BTA begins operations in Tunisia

2009

Operations begin at Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport

Operations begin at Enfidha-Hammamet Airport

ATÜ begins operations in Tunisia

TGS is established as a partnership between Havaş and Turkish Airlines

2010

ATÜ begins operations in N. Macedonia

2011

The management of commercial areas at Riga Airport, Latvia

New terminal opens at Skopje Airport

The BOT tender for Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport domestic terminal

Havaş begins operations at Latvia

2012

Groupe ADP buys 38% shares of TAV Airports

Operations at Medinah Airport, Saudi Arabia

ATÜ begins operations at Riga Airport

2013

Operations at Zagreb Airport, Croatia

2014

New domestic terminal opens at Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport

The BOT tender for Milas-Bodrum Airport and takeover of operations at the domestic terminal

ATÜ begins operations in Oman and another five airports in Tunisia

Havaş and BTA begin operations in Saudi Arabia

2015

New terminal opens at Medinah Airport

Takeover of operations at Milas-Bodrum Airport international terminal

ATÜ begins operations in Saudi Arabia

TAV Airport Hotel İzmir opens

2017

Groupe ADP increases its share at TAV Airports to 46%

2018

The SPA and operations at Antalya Airport

2019

TAV OS buys into Spain-based hospitality group GIS

2020

The SPA for Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan