2 0 0 8 , ▁while ▁Gaz ip a ş a ▁Airport ▁serving ▁Ant al ya ▁and ▁G ök ç e ada ▁Airport ▁serving ▁ Ç an ak k ale ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Za fer ▁Airport ▁serving ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Af y on kar ah is ar , ▁U ş ak ▁and ▁K üt ah ya ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁I ğ d ı r ▁Airport ▁also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ Ş ı r nak ▁Airport ▁followed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Er ha ç ▁Airport ▁in ▁Mal at ya ▁and ▁C eng iz ▁Top el ▁Airport ▁in ▁K oc ael i , ▁previously ▁operating ▁as ▁military ▁air ▁bases , ▁were ▁opened ▁to ▁civil ian ▁air ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁respectively . ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Or du - G ires un ▁Airport , ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁an ▁artificial ▁island ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Europe , ▁eventually ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁Ist an bul ▁New ▁Airport ▁project ▁to ▁be ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁which ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Mar itime ▁projects ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pre val ent ▁projects