As the regulation failed at setting up a competitive environment, the quasi-monopoly of Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines was further reinforced.
[4] Since the 2000s, the country has seen an extraordinary development in civil aviation with a growth ten times faster than the world average.
[5] In 2012, Turkish airports handled 130 million passengers, making it the sixth-largest aviation market in Europe.
In the airport sector, construction company Limak İnşaat grew into the position as one of the regional market leaders.
In 2007, a Limak joint venture with French company Aéroport de Lyon won the concession tender for Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari.
[16] In 2015, the company won the tender for a new terminal building at Kuwait International Airport.