A research on the availability of unmanned aerial vehicles in the civil air cargo transportation in Turkey

Unmanned aerial vehicles, which were started to be used in the 20th Century and got into a quick development process by the technological data, are used more widely in fields of military and trade, and by individuals for hobby and sports purposes. For the unmanned aerial vehicles supporting nations' military research and development processes, projects are being developed and investment is made. The scope of this research is to understand the preferability of the developed unmanned aerial vehicles by cargo airlines in Turkey. Within the scope of this research interviews, observations and source materials are evaluated by using quantitative research methods. Accordingly, it is seen that companies providing air freight in Turkey are willing to use air cargo vehicles, however, due to reasons such as uncertainties, security concerns, legal regulations and limitations in air space, it is seen that more time is needed to put them in use.