Istanbul Airport operations and infrastructure management
iGA Istanbul Airport operates a large-scale multi-terminal aviation hub serving 5,001–10,000 employees across operations, finance, and engineering. The tech stack reflects airport-scale infrastructure: SAP for enterprise resource planning, Salesforce for customer-facing operations, IBM middleware (MQ, Integration Bus, DataPower) for mission-critical messaging, and storage/backup layers (Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity, Cisco ISE for network access). Active pain points around ISO 45001 compliance, workforce planning, and multi-vendor system complexity signal maturity challenges typical of large infrastructure operators managing legacy and modern systems in parallel.
Notable leadership hires: Housekeeping Chief
iGA Istanbul Airport was founded in 2013 to construct and operate Istanbul Airport for 25 years. The airport spans 76.5 million square meters north of Istanbul, 35 km from the city center. The first phase opened in 2018 with two runways and a terminal designed for 90 million annual passenger capacity. Once fully operational, the airport will accommodate nearly 100 airline companies flying to over 300 destinations, with a target annual capacity of 200 million passengers. The organization employs 5,001–10,000 people across airport operations, facilities, finance, and HR, with active recruitment focused on operations, finance, and engineering roles.
The airport's first phase terminal opened in 2018 with 90 million annual passenger capacity. Once fully built, it will serve up to 200 million passengers annually across nearly 100 airline companies and 300+ destinations.
The airport runs SAP, Salesforce, IBM MQ/Integration Bus/DataPower, SQL Server, Windows/Linux infrastructure, Cisco ISE network access, and Veritas NetBackup/Cohesity backup systems — a legacy-heavy stack typical of large-scale airport operations.
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