Mersin- Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone (MTOSB) President Sabri Tekli stated that Çukurova International Airport, which was put into service last month, creates great excitement in the industrial sector and said that our export figures will break records with this airport.
Stating that they are very proud that Çukurova International Airport ⁇ is the second largest airport in Turkey, Mayor Tekli said that the construction of such a strong airport in Mersin ⁇ is of great importance for the vision of our city. Our industrialists are very happy with the airport, which is about 20 minutes away. Çukurova International Airport will directly affect the export figures of our industrialists.
⁇ All our industrialists are hopeful ⁇
Noting that Mersin, together with Çukurova International Airport, has taken over the logistics superiority of the region, Mayor Tekli said, ⁇ Today, Mersin, the most developed city in the region in terms of logistics with its port, OIZ-Otoban connection, and airport, has become a favorite of investors. We have industrialists from all over Turkey who come to Mersin for investment. This trend causes the industrialist from Mersin to look to the future with hope. MTOSB ⁇ , which is located in the middle of the port and the airport, expects a serious increase in export figures in the coming years.
It will be the locomotive of regional development
The single continued as follows; With a capacity of 9 million passengers per year, a terminal area of 110 thousand square meters and a main runway with a length of 3 thousand 500 meters and a width of 60 meters, where even the widest body aircraft can land, such a strong airport that will meet all the airline needs of the region will positively affect not only industry but also all sectors. This positive atmosphere in the industrial sector will spread to all sectors over time and will have positive results in other sectors. In the next 10 years, Mersin will show serious attacks in both industry, tourism and functional agricultural products. Especially the attention of the tourism sector has been turned to the virgin bays of Mersin after the airport. There is no obstacle for Mersin ⁇ to not be a second Antalya. ⁇
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Saying that Mersin and Adana ⁇ should now act together as the Çukurova Basin, Mayor Tekli said that although our airport is within the borders of Mersin, Adana ⁇ ya is also very close. This is the beginning of a regional development. Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, our Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan, who have worked hard to bring our airport to our region, said, "On behalf of myself, the management installation and all our industrialists, I would like to thank you endlessly. ⁇ MERSİN