TAV Construction is a member of the TAV Group, which was founded in 1997 when two leading Turkish conglomerates, Tepe Group and Akfen Holding teamed up to bid on (and be awarded) the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract for the new İstanbul Atatürk Airport. The immediate aim of the company was to pursue the first airport in Turkey to be developed under privatization with the BOT model. Meanwhile, the broader vision was to branch out into airport construction, financing, operations and related consulting and management services in the global arena.
Foreseeing the tremendous growth of the aviation industry both in Turkey and globally, the founders of the company established TAV Construction in 2003 with the vision to become a leading brand in airport construction. Within a very short time, TAV Construction undertook an extensive list of projects worth more than 21.6 billion US Dollars, rapidly becoming the undisputed leader in the region. The performance of TAV Construction has regularly been recognized by the Engineering News Record (ENR), a globally recognized publication in the construction industry, where in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 TAV Construction ranked number 1 in the world in airport construction.
Designing and building ultra-modern airports which are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, TAV Construction has distinguished itself with the quality of its work, its expertise in the field and its reliability as a trusted project stakeholder.