The Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Orluglu, announced the identification of 52 sections of land roads in the country, which can be used as runways for drones to take off and land during disasters, emergency situations and extraordinary logistical operations.
Orluglu explained, in a statement on Sunday, that the move comes as part of efforts to benefit from the land road network in emergency situations, and improve the possibility of using it for takeoff and landing purposes.
The minister revealed that the technical studies included 9,562 road sections that meet the required standards, before selecting 7 sections in the first stage, and 45 sections in the next stage, bringing the total of possible sites to 52 sections.
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