Evaluation of Emergency Preparedness of Airports Located in Türkiye

This study deals with the earthquake preparedness of airports in Türkiye. Türkiye is in an earthquake zone and suffered major losses in two consecutive earthquakes in the south on February 6, 2023. As a result of these major disasters, it has begun to investigate how prepared the provinces on the fault line are for earthquakes. In this context, seven provinces located on the North Anatolian Fault Line were examined according to the determined criteria, paying attention to airports that are of great importance in emergencies such as earthquakes. Five main criteria and thirteen sub-criteria have been determined to examine whether the airports in the selected provinces are working systematically after the disaster. AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) and Fuzzy AHP, which are among the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MDCM) methods, were used. The fact that Istanbul stands out as the highest value among alternatives in both methods shows that this airport is better equipped according to determined criteria in emergencies such as earthquake. Moreover, more specific importance weight ratios with Fuzzy AHP method can contribute to the development of strategic planning by providing clearer information. As a result, this study is expected to support the development of airport earthquake disaster preparedness planning and emergency management strategies. Future studies are expected to further deepen these findings and increase the crisis management capacity of the aviation sector..