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Istanbul Airport Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey

About Istanbul Airport

Istanbul has been a center for trade and travel for centuries, and at the nexus of Orient and Occident, its airport has come to serve the same role in the modern era. Turkish Airlines likes to claim (and Lufthansa likes to rival this claim) that they are theairline with destinations in the most countries; certainly many countries are reachable from Istanbul Airport. The only other airport that can challenge the FRA-IST rivalry when it comes to number of countries served isAmsterdam Schiphol Airportwith the globally well-connected KLM and the Dutch tradition for trade and travel dating back centuries. Overcrowding at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, one of the busiest in Europe, was compounded by the fact that there was no room for expansion there due to the urban build-up around the airport. Thus

Where to Stay in Istanbul Airport

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Istanbul Airport Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including:

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