Türkiye’s airports handle 216.8 million passengers in 10 months

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Passenger traffic at Türkiye’s airports rose 2.5 percent year-on-year to 216.8 million in the first 10 months of 2026, with Istanbul’s two main airports accounting for more than…
Passenger traffic at Türkiye’s airports rose 2.5 percent year-on-year to 216.8 million in the first 10 months of 2026, with Istanbul’s two main airports accounting for more than half of the national total.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the figures on Nov. 7, citing data from the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ). The total includes direct transit passengers.
International passenger traffic reached 125.96 million in January-October, accounting for about 58 percent of the total, while domestic traffic stood at 90.75 million.
Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gökçen Airport together handled 114.6 million passengers, equivalent to nearly 53 percent of traffic nationwide.
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