Dhaka, April 27 -- Turkey's annual airport passenger capacity has surpassed 397 million, exceeding the combined population of 26 European Union countries, according to Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.

The minister noted that over the past 24 years, the country's airport capacity grew from 55 million to more than 397.4 million passengers annually. The number of airports also rose from 26 to 58 during the same period.

Terminal space expanded significantly, climbing from 541,000 square meters to 4.1 million square meters. Passenger traffic surged from approximately 34 million to 247.1 million, while daily passenger numbers increased from 92,000 to 677,000.

Aircraft traffic followed a similar trajectory, with...