有關當局決定在 [[(土耳其語:Arnavutköy (district區)|Arnavutköy]], [[(土耳其語:Göktürk, Istanbul|Göktürk)]], 和 [[Çatalca]], 伊斯坦布爾市中心以北和之間 [[黑海]] 的沿岸城鎮 {{Interlanguage link|[[耶尼科伊 ]](土耳其語:Yeniköy, Arnavutköy|tr||lt=Yeniköy|WD=}}), [[(土耳其語:Tayakadın, Arnavutköy|Tayakadın]] ) 和 (土耳其語:Akpınar ) 道路交叉口建設新機場. 這個區域 {{convert|7600|ha|acre|adj=on}} 鄰近 [[杜魯甦湖]] [[Lake Terkos]]. 有些 {{convert|6172|ha|acre}} 區域是國 有 林地. 伊斯坦布爾機場和阿塔圖爾克機場之間的距離約 為 {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on|sp=us}}. The area encompassed old [[open-pit mining|open-pit coal mines]], which were later filled with soil.<ref name="hdn">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/consortium-wins-istanbul-airport-tender-for-221-billion-euros.aspx?pageID=238&nID=46153&NewsCatID=344 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |title=Consortium wins Istanbul airport tender for 22.1 billion euros |date=3 May 2013 |access-date=3 May 2013 |archive-date=2017-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018134054/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/consortium-wins-istanbul-airport-tender-for-221-billion-euros為35公里.aspx?PageID=238&NID=46153&NewsCatID=344 |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

根據2013年4月發布的環境影響評估（ÇED）報告，該地區共有2,513,341棵樹，其中657,950棵樹需要砍伐，而1,855,391棵樹將被遷移到新的地方。 然而，[[森林和水資源管理部]][[Ministry of Forest and Water Management (Turkey)|Ministry of Forest and Water Management]]。