Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport is the second airport of Istanbul, located on the Asian side of the city in the district of Pendik. It opened in 2001 and was named after Sabiha Gokcen, the adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and the first Turkish woman to become a combat pilot. The airport was built to relieve the pressure on the older Ataturk Airport on the European side. It is the main base of the low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines, and it grew rapidly as an alternative for travellers, particularly those travelling to or from the eastern parts of the city. A new large Istanbul Airport opened in 2018 and took over most international traffic.
Before and after
- 2001Establishment of Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park
- 2001Creation of C#
- 2001Release of Google Earth
- 2001Creation of Visual Basic .NET
- 8 January 2001Construction of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- 15 January 2001Release of Drupal
- 15 January 2001Release of English Wikipedia
- 15 January 2001Founding of Creative Commons
- 15 January 2001Wikipedia
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