Istanbul's current focus: Gazipaşa Alanya Airport.

The second day of excitement at the Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair (EMITT) saw Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yücel, along with his delegation, meet with officials from TAV and Turkish Airlines (THY) at Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) to discuss its more active and efficient use. During the consultations, which are of great importance for tourism professionals and guests before the new season, officials from both companies stated that they will follow up on the issues raised.

CHAIRMAN YÜCEL THANKED ŞENER FOR THE INVESTMENTS MADE.

President Yücel and his delegation met with Sani Şener, the Founding Partner and Chairman of the Executive Board of TAV Airports Holding and TAV Construction, and exchanged information about the future of GZP, which is of great importance for Alanya, Gazipaşa, and Anamur. During the meeting, President Yücel expressed his gratitude to Şener for the investments made in GZP. Şener, in turn, stated that they attach great importance to GZP and have made significant investments, and that he frequently meets with Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs from Alanya.

ŞENER: "The authority for the growth of GZP is with DHMİ."

Şener addressed rumors circulating at certain times regarding the potential expansion of the Gazipaşa Airport (GZP), stating that while they are working on an expansion project, the matter is now with the State Airports Authority (DHMİ). Şener emphasized, "We cannot do anything until certain issues are resolved there. I would like to thank the citizens living in that region for their strong ownership of the airport. Regarding the issue at the parking lot exit, we can resolve it ourselves by installing automated payment kiosks."

“An 80% increase is expected.”

Şener stated, "If there are no obstacles in international flights for the year 2018, we expect an 80% increase for GZP. Furthermore, we are currently experiencing high demand for domestic flights. I hope that this will be a good year for tourism in Turkey." At the end of the visit, President Yücel presented Sani Şener with a silk cocoon frame with the TAV logo, which was made by the participants of the "Accessible City and Life Center" of the Alanya Municipality.

THY Makes Skylife Gesture for Alanya.

Following a visit to TAV, the second stop for Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yücel and his delegation was the headquarters of Turkish Airlines (THY). Mayor Yücel met with THY General Manager Bilal Ekşi and requested a revision of the flight schedules on the Istanbul-Ankara-GZP route. Ekşi stated that THY is conducting special initiatives to promote GZP and will send promotional materials to ALTAV for distribution at trade fairs. He also mentioned that Alanya will be featured in the SkyLife magazine, which is available on THY aircraft, in the coming days. Mayor Yücel requested that GZP Airport be utilized more efficiently, while Ekşi stated that adjustments will be made to the number and frequency of both domestic and international direct flights.

President Yücel Bilal presented a frame featuring the THY logo, crafted from silk cocoons, to commemorate the visit.