ISTANBUL — Minister of transport, maritime affairs and communication, Lütfi Elvan said on Monday, "We have no rivals in aviation; we've left all our competitors behind." In the last 11 years Turkey has dramatically improved its aviation sector and has left countries such as the United States and Germany behind. Since 2003, Turkey's aviation sector has boomed, adding more flight destinations, increasing its number of planes and increasing the amount of Airliners.