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Treasury to Pay 255 Million Euro to Airport Contractor for 'Nonexistent' Passengers

Treasury to Pay 255 Million Euro to Airport Contractor for 'Nonexistent' Passengers

An airport has only had four percent of the number of passengers that was guaranteed in the build-operate-transfer deal. Hence, the Treasury paid for the other 96 percent.

18 December 2019

Germany Media: "Istanbul Airport May Replace Frankfurt as Europe's Major Air Transfer Hub"

GÜRSEL KÖKSAL REPORTS FROM GERMANY

Germany Media: "Istanbul Airport May Replace Frankfurt as Europe's Major Air Transfer Hub"

While concerns are raised for the massive delay in the completion of Berlin Airport's construction, specialists are quoted to criticize the working conditions in Turkey: "Berlin and Istanbul are incomparable. There, the construction proceeds under whips."

31 October 2018 Gürsel Köksal

"Behind The Glass and Steel of Erdogan's Newest Mega-Project, Sit Jailed Construction Workers"

ISTANBUL AIRPORT

"Behind The Glass and Steel of Erdogan's Newest Mega-Project, Sit Jailed Construction Workers"

"The government advertises Istanbul's new airport as the biggest in the world, but the prestige project has been marred by reports of accidents and arrests of protesting workers," says, Emma Sinclair-Webb, director of international human rights NGO HRW.

29 October 2018

All Acts of Protest Prohibited at Atatürk Airport

All Acts of Protest Prohibited at Atatürk Airport

The Atatürk Airport Security Commission decided to ban all demonstrations and acts of protest inside airport grounds. The move comes in wake of a decision by the Turkish Airlines (THY) to lay off 305 employees who had gone on a strike, while the head of the Turkish Civil Aviation Union (Hava-İş) also warned of safety hazards caused by a shortage of employees.