Istanbul Atatürk Airport Yenikapı, Aksaray, Taksim Square. Municipal buses also run to Taksim, Etiler and Kozyatağı. The airport is accessible through the coastal road, D-100 international road and TEM (Trans-European Motorway). <br> Istanbul Atatürk Airport Istanbul Atatürk Airport () is the main international airport serving Istanbul, and the biggest airport in Turkey by total number of passengers, destinations served and aircraft movements. First opened in 1912 in Yeşilköy as a military airfield, on the European side of the city, it is located west of the city centre and serves as the main hub for Turkish Airlines. The city's other, smaller, international airport is
History of the Republic of Turkey protests in Turkey started as a response against the removal of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul, they have sparked riots across the country in cities such as Izmir and Ankara as well. In the Turkish parliamentary elections of 1 November 2015, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) won back the absolute majority in parliament: 317 of the 550 seats. CHP won 134 seats, HDP 59 seats, MHP 40 seats. On 15 July 2016 factions within the Turkish Military attempted to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, citing growing non-secularism and censorship as motivation for the attempted coup. The coup was blamed