Transport in Turkey

Ankara's Esenboğa Airport has sustains its carbon emissions at the optimum level through energy efficiency, its operator said in a written statement on Dec. 19. 

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.

Transportations cards, which many Istanbul residents currently use to travel around the city, will soon also be used as debit cards for everyday purchases, according to a recent Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (?BB) regulation.

Turkey?s first indigenous integrated flight watch system, OpsEye, has become online in the Atatürk Airport, said Turkish Airlines in a press release on Oct. 6. 

The system, developed by Turkish Airlines and Turkey?s defense firm STM, has been launched at the main flight operation control center of the national carrier. 

I am grateful to the Central Bank for banning me from their regular meetings with economists. If it weren?t for that, I would have missed, like most market economists, the unveiling of Turkey?s new megaproject, which coincided with the bank?s latest meeting on May 21.

The main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) has announced its much-trumpeted ?project of the century,? which will be focused on building an entirely new city named ?Center Turkey? with an investment of $200 billion.