The Recent Growth
In conjunction with the rapid economic growth of the country,
Turkish aviation industry has been registering a remarkable growth
during the recent years. Utilizing from the geographical position
of the country, which is strategically located in the close
vicinity of Middle East and Africa as well as acting as a bridge
between Europe and Asia, the Turkish aviation industry has taken
off to be one of the leading in Europe.
The recent growth in the industry is well reflected by the
numbers. A decade ago, the number of destinations that the civil
aviation companies in Turkey had been flying was only limited to 23
with only a single airline company providing the services. During
the course of the last decade the number of service providing
airline companies had jumped to five with 43 different flying
destinations. The number of people employed in the industry
demonstrates the growing clout of the Turkish aviation sector as
well. The number of people
