Türkiye’s airports have served nearly 139 million passengers in the first seven months of the year, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said, noting that the figure exceeds the combined population of 18 EU member states.
He said in a statement on Sunday that the number of aircraft landing at and departing from environmentally friendly airports in July stood at 98,158 on domestic routes and 101,160 on international routes, bringing total air traffic to 249,520, including overflights.
Domestic passenger traffic reached 10.48 million in July, while international passenger traffic stood at 16.31 million, bringing total passenger traffic to 26.80 million, including direct transit passengers, Uraloglu said.
He said that between January and July, aircraft traffic at Türkiye’s airports totalled 570,028 on domestic routes and 505,357 on international routes, reaching 1.36 million including overflights.
Cargo traffic totalled 527,744 tonnes in July, including 102,018 tonnes on domestic routes and 425,726 tonnes on international routes, he added.
Uraloglu said cargo traffic at airports reached 3.03 million tonnes during the January-July period, including 542,898 tonnes on domestic routes and 2.485 million tonnes on international routes.
The minister said Istanbul Airport handled 50,748 aircraft movements in July, including 12,190 domestic and 38,558 international flights.
The airport served 8.15 million passengers in July, including 1.816 million domestic and 6.33 million international passengers, he said.
Between January and July, Istanbul Airport recorded 313,019 aircraft movements, including 70,461 domestic and 242,558 international flights, Uraloglu said.
“Passenger traffic totalled 48.07 million, including 10.05 million domestic and 38,016,797 (38.02 million) international passengers,” he said.
Regarding Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Uraloglu said aircraft traffic in July reached 25,355, including 11,301 domestic and 14,054 international flights.
Passenger traffic totalled 4.49 million, including 2.08 million domestic and 2.41 million international passengers, he said.
In the first seven months of the year, Sabiha Gokcen Airport handled 160,890 aircraft movements, including 71,664 domestic and 89,226 international flights.
The airport served 28.01 million passengers during the period, including 12.93 million domestic and 15.08 million international passengers, Uraloglu said.
He added that Istanbul Ataturk Airport handled 2,444 aircraft movements in July and 15,309 in the first seven months of the year.
Tourism destinations
Uraloglu also provided passenger figures for airports serving Türkiye’s major tourism destinations, saying they handled a total of 32.10 million passengers in the first seven months of 2026, including 11.65 million domestic and 20.54 million international passengers.
The airports recorded 219,278 aircraft movements during the period, including 88,718 domestic and 130,560 international flights, he said.
“Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport served 7,406,646 (7.4 million) passengers, Antalya Airport served 19,209,979 (19.21 million), and Mugla Dalaman Airport served 2.7 million passengers during the seven months. Mugla Milas-Bodrum Airport served a total of 2.3 million passengers, while Gazipasa-Alanya Airport recorded a total passenger traffic of 484,511,” he said.
