Can you bring a drone to Turkey?

• Drones

  depends on specifics

  Drones under 500g are commonly described as exempt from registration, customs paperwork and Turkish ID requirements; drones 500g and over must go through SHGM's UAV registry and an import Technical Compliance Certificate application filed with the Customs Directorate (SHT-İHA Instruction, Art. 6). Legally flying as a foreign national separately requires a flight-permit application to SHGM at least 20 days in advance through diplomatic channels.

  The import/customs certificate mechanism is confirmed directly on SHGM's own import page; the specific 500g weight threshold and the 20-day foreign-national flight-permit lead time are corroborated by secondary sources, not read verbatim on that page.

  Also covers: drone, uav, quadcopter, unmanned aircraft, rpas

  Checked 2026-09-16 — Source: SHGM (Sivil Havacılık Genel Müdürlüğü / Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation) — İnsansız Hava Aracı İthali (UAV Import)

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history