TAV Airports Group

TAV Airports is the largest and the only fully integrated airport operating and aviation services group in Turkey. The Group was established in 1997 by a consortium led by two leading Turkish construction groups: Tepe and Akfen Groups for the BOT (Build, Operate & Transfer) contract for the “New Istanbul Ataturk Airport International Terminal Complex.”

TAV Group has been operating Istanbul Ataturk Airport’s International Terminal Building, the domestic terminal building, the carpark and the general aviation terminal.

TAV operated Istanbul Ataturk Airport  International Terminal (IST) under a Build, Operate & Transfer (BOT) model until  July 3, 2005 and TAV Istanbul commenced operation of IST from July 3, 2005 for a period of 15.5 years under an operational lease. The TAV Airports Group also manages and operates the following airports under long-term BOT contracts: Ankara’s Esenboga Airport (ESB), and Izmir’s Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) in Turkey; and Tblisi Airport (TBS) in the Georgian Republic.
The Group also includes Havas Co., a leading ground handling services company; ATÜ, Turkey’s largest duty free operator; BTA, a food and beverage company; an aviation security arm; an airport operations and maintenance company; and an IT services provider specializing in airport software applications.