Turkey
Contents
Key Facts
| Date of Independence: | 29 October 1923 |
| Total Area Ranking: | 37th in the World |
| Population Size Ranking: | 18th in the World |
| GDP Ranking: | 17th in the World |
The Country
Geography
Turkey is located mainly in west Asia, with a further region called Eastern Thrace in Europe. It’s land borders are with Bulgaria and Greece in the north west; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran to the east and Iraq and Syria to the south east. The northern coast borders the Black Sea, the east coast the Aegean and the south west coast the Mediterranean. Turkey’s position straddling the sealane between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, and bridging the divide between Europe and Asia, has helped shape much of it’s history.
The Asiatic part of Turkey, called Anatolia is shaped like a vast elongated saucer – with a high rim of mountains and a flat central plateau. The Pontus Mountains to the north, and the Taurus Mountains to the south, converge eastwards in a substantial range along the border with Armenia, where Mount Ararat reaches 5,165 m (16,946 ft). The coastal lowlands to the north, west and south are fertile and home to the majority of the population. The total land area is 769,630 sq km (297,154 sq miles).
The Population of 63.8 million (2000 figure) comprises 70% of Turkish origin, 20% Kurdish, 2% Arab and 8% other ethnic groups. Some 99% of the people are Muslim (mainly Sunni) and 1% other faiths. The capital city is Ankara.
National History
Timeline – Key Dates in Turkish History
Further National Information
BBC News Profile: Turkey
Yahoo Turkey page
wikipedia: Turkey
wikipedia: History of Turkey
Aviation
Text to be added on the development of aviation in Turkey.
Markings
Civil Aircraft Registrations
Turkish civil aircraft are registered TC-xxx from 1929 onwards. A historical TC register listing.
An incomplete all-time Turkish civil aircraft register listing is here.
Aircraft Operators
Military Air Arms
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri)
Naval Aviation (Turk Donama Havaciligi)
Army Aviation (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri)
Historical military air arms-
Army Aviation (Ottoman Air Force) [1912-1918]
Naval Aviation (Ottoman Navy) [1914-1925]
Central Government Agencies
Coast Guard (Sahil Guvenlik)
Mapping Aviation (Harita Genel Komutanligi)
Paramilitary Police (Turk Jandarma Teskilati)
Public Service Aviation
Medical Aviation (Ministry of Health)
Police Aviation (Polis Havacilik Daire Baskanligi)
Commercial Aviation
Air Alfa [1993-2002]
Istanbul Airlines [1995-2000]
Onur Air
Pegasus Airlines
Sun Express
THY Turkish Airlines
Top Air [1990-2002]
wikipedia: Airlines of Turkey
The World’s Airlines: Turkey
Private Aviation
To be added.
Industry
Aircraft Manufacturers
MKEK
THK
TUSAS/TAI
Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
None known.
Airfields
Civil Airports & Airfields
Military Air Bases & Airfields
Military Air Bases Listing – to be added.
On Show
Aviation Museums
Eskisehir Havacilik Parki ve Teyyare Muzesi
Hava Kuvvetieri Muzesi Komutanligi
Havacilik Muzesi
Muze Deniz
Rahmi M. Koc Muzesi
Turk Hava Kurumu Muzesi
Airshow Dates
More Information
Aviation-Related Magazines
Magazines Guide for Turkey
Aviation Bibliography
Turkish Aviation Bibliography – to be added
Web Links
1 May 2011 7:57 am | Last Updated 14 July 2011 9:27 am | 
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