Sani Şener

Prominent Turkish airport operator TAV Airports has taken over operations at Almaty Airport, Kazakhstan's main and busiest aviation hub.

The airport's capacity will be doubled with a $200 million investment to build a new international terminal, the operator said in a statement on April 30.

The investment is planned to be completed in less than three years.

Tepe Construction and Sera Yapı, two TAV Airports shareholders, have sold more than 13.7 million shares at 19.85 Turkish Liras per share in the company, corresponding to 3.76 percent of stake in the capital of the company, to foreign corporate buyers, TAV said in a press release on Sept. 12. 

The shareholders have pledged not to sell any more shares for 270 days.

Turkish airport operator TAV has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority to operate three airports in the Gulf country in partnership with the Al Rajhi Group, the Turkish operator has announced.

The Airports Council International (ACI) has called for the immediate reversal of a ban on electronic devices in aircraft cabins amid efforts from TAV Airports President and CEO Sani Şener, the company said in a statement April 11. 

TAV Airports has won the operation rights of Yanbu Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia for a period of 30 years, the company said in a statement on March 16.

TAV will construct a new terminal and operate the airport for 30 years, the statement said. 

TAV Construction, which has gained plaudits for its projects in the Middle East and Gulf Region, was named the world's largest company in airport construction for 2016, the company said in a statement on Dec. 16. 

France honored TAV Group CEO Sani Şener with "l'Ordre national de la Légion d'Honneur" (The National Order of the Legion of Honour), which is the highest French honor, due to his contributions to bilateral relations between Turkey and France, the company said Nov. 4.

Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Ankara Esenboğa Airport and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, all run by Turkish airport operator TAV, are among the world's most environmentally friendly, the company said in a written statement to mark its Sustainability Report.

The operating model and growth strategy of Turkey's TAV, one of the world's largest airport constructors and management companies, has now become a case study at Harvard Business School, said the company in a press release on Jan. 20. 

TAV Construction has become the world's largest company in the airport construction sector with a turnover of $1.25 billion, according to the latest report of the Engineering News Record (ENR), the Turkish company said in a written statement Dec. 19.