Ankara Esenboğa Airport was awarded the Green Apple Award in the "built environment" category by the London-based Green Organisation this year. The Green Apple Environment Awards are given annually to recognize, reward and promote sustainable environmental practices around the world, and many awardees have become Green World Ambassadors by supporting environmental awareness. During the 2015 award ceremony, Esenboğa Airport, located in Turkey's capital and operated by TAV Airports, received a silver medal for its sustainable business model, which aims to optimize passenger satisfaction with respect to environmental awareness.