Erdoğan opens İstanbul Airport's 4th main runway running east-west
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the ceremony "We are in the Champions League of aviation" and noted that passenger numbers on domestic and international flights rose from 34.5 million in 2002 to more than 247 million in 2025. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the 2,820-meter runway is the first built on an east-west axis.
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TRT Haber4 articles · First to publish the story18 Sept, 14:58 Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: İstanbul Havalimanı rekordan rekora, başarıdan başarıya koşuyor 
Hürriyet8th to publish the story18 Sept, 14:59 'Şampiyonlar ligindeyiz' Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: İstanbul Havalimanı dünya lideri 
Yeni Akit4th to publish the story18 Sept, 14:58 Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan İstanbul Havalimanı'nın 4. ana pistini açtı: Vizyonsuz muhalefet 'ne gerek var' diyordu! İstanbul Havalimanı bugün dünya lideri +9 +10 Yeni Akit · 4th to publish the story Sabah · 6th to publish the story CNN Türk · 22nd to publish the story Yeni Asır · 5th to publish the story Haber7 · 9th to publish the story Türkiye Gazetesi · 7th to publish the story Star · 18th to publish the story TGRT Haber · 3rd to publish the story Milat · 20th to publish the story Yeni Şafak · 23rd to publish the story 
Ekonomim11th to publish the story18 Sept, 15:11 Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: Sivil havacılıkta şampiyonlar ligindeyiz 
Bursa Hakimiyet15th to publish the story18 Sept, 15:30 Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: İstanbul Havalimanı dünya lideri! Şampiyonlar ligindeyiz +6 +7 Bursa Hakimiyet · 15th to publish the story NTV · 17th to publish the story Karar · 10th to publish the story Dünya · 13th to publish the story Mersin Haber · 14th to publish the story Diyarbakır Söz · 16th to publish the story Havadis · 21st to publish the story 
Gerçek Gündem2 articles · 2nd to publish the story18 Sept, 15:05 Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'dan İstanbul Havalimanı 4. Pist Açılışında Havacılık Vurgusu: 'Şampiyonlar Ligi'ndeyiz' 
Sputnik Türkiye (RU)12th to publish the story18 Sept, 15:12 Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: Uçak olmaz burada dedikleri İstanbul Havalimanı rekordan rekora koşuyor 
Independent Türkçe (GB)19th to publish the story18 Sept, 15:52 Erdoğan: Karanlık odalarda kotarılan siyaset mühendislikleriyle siyasetçilik oynama devri tamamen kapandı - TRT Haber State 4
- İstanbul Havalimanı'nın pist sayısı 6'ya çıkıyor: Açılış yarın
- İstanbul Havalimanı'nın 4. ana pisti bugün hizmete alınacak
- İletişim Başkanı Duran: İstanbul Havalimanı'nın uluslararası hava ulaşımındaki konumunu daha da pekişecek
- Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: İstanbul Havalimanı rekordan rekora, başarıdan başarıya koşuyor
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TGRT Haber Pro-government - Yeni Akit Pro-government
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Türkiye Gazetesi Pro-government - Hürriyet Pro-government
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Karar Independent - Ekonomim Independent
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Dünya Independent -
Mersin Haber Independent 2 - Bursa Hakimiyet Independent
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Diyarbakır Söz Independent -
NTV Independent -
Star Pro-government - Independent Türkçe (GB) Foreign
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Milat Pro-government -
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CNN Türk Pro-government 2 -
Yeni Şafak Pro-government
Story thread
- Istanbul Airport ranks first in Europe and fifth in world in daily flights Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu reported that according to the EUROCONTROL report, Istanbul Airport was Europe's busiest airport with a daily average of 1,643 flights between 7 and 13 September, and ranked fifth in the world with 829 departures.
- Istanbul Airport busiest in Europe, ranks 5th worldwide Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that, according to the EUROCONTROL report, Istanbul Airport was Europe's busiest airport on September 7-13 with an average of 1,643 daily flights, ranking 5th in the world with 829 departures.
- Erdoğan opens İstanbul Airport's 4th main runway running east-west President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the ceremony "We are in the Champions League of aviation" and noted that passenger numbers on domestic and international flights rose from 34.5 million in 2002 to more than 247 million in 2025. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the 2,820-meter runway is the first built on an east-west axis.
