| Aircraft Magazines Guide |
Turkey
Introduction
This is a survey of Turkish aviation, defence and aircraft scale modelling magazines. All magazines are Turkish text only, unless otherwise stated.
For other nations, check our country by country listing. An alphabetical index of titles is also available, as is a list of useful magazine shops which deal with new or secondhand magazines.
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'Hava Kuvvetleri Dergisi' [Turk Hava Kuvvetleri, ISSN ?]
Title means Air Force Magazine. Published by the Turkish Air Force. No further information. |
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'Havacilik ve Spor' [Türk Hava Kurumu, ISSN n/a]
Title means Aviation & Sport. Another magazine from the Türk Hava Kurumu (THK) - the Turkish Aeronautical Association. The organisation was founded in 1925 and promotes all forms of aviation and air sports throughout Turkey. Weekly or fortnightly magazine published circa 1937-1949. |
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'Kanatlar' [Kanatlar Yayincilik Ltd, ISSN 1303-4928]
Subtitled 'Havacilik Ve Uzay Dergisi'. Title means Wings Aviation & Space Magazine. Date first published not known. Bi-monthly publication. Publication written by aviation enthusiasts for aviation enthusiasts. Covers all aspects of Turkish aviation, both current and historical. Publisher and Chief Editor is Levent Basara. Ceased publication circa 2004. |
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'Kara Kuvvetleri Hava Dergisi' [?, ISSN ?]
Date first published not known. Frequency of publication not known. Issue 48 appeared in 1976 and issue 75 in 1985. |
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'Kartal' [Hava Kuvvetlerini Guclendirme, ISSN ?]
Published by the Turkish Air Force. Kartal means Eagle. Reached at least issue 12. No further information. |
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'MSI - Military Science & Intelligence' [UMSA Ltd, ISSN ?]
Subtitled Havacilik ve Savunma Teknolojileri Dergisi. This magazine appears to have evolved from 'Teknik Uçak' (see above). It first appeared in 2004, and is published bi-monthly. A glossy illustrated magazine. It contains worldwide defence news and topics concerning the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish defence industry. |
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'Savunma ve Havacilik' [Monch Media Turkey, ISSN 1300-2082]
Title means Defence and Aerospace. First published in 1987. Bi-monthly publication serving Turkish Defence Industry experts through detailing and reporting on international activities in the defence field, and projecting these onto the requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces and the national goal of establishing an industrial defence capability in high technologies. Savunma ve Havacilik has established itself as an official source of reference to the military and industrial experts of Turkey. Reached Volume 17, issue 96 in 2003. Monch Media Turkey was also instrumental in the creation of the Army Aviation journal of the Army Aviation School ('Kara Havacilik'?), as well as the Police Aviation magazine of the Security General Directorate. (No details on these publications are available). |
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'Teknik Uçak' [Teknik Grup, ISSN 1301-9406]
Subtitled: Aerospace and Defence Technologies Magazine. First published in 1999. Quarterly publication which contains academic research and articles about the defence and aviation sector. It is prepared with the valuable assistance of the authorities of the sector. Roughly 104 glossy pages in each issue, with lots of colour and b+w photos. All of the people who prepare Teknik Uçak magazine are Aeronautical Engineers. Also has an eight-page English summary of some of the main articles in a special section at the back. Topics covered include: the attack helicopter competition in Turkey, developments in main battle tanks, American X-planes, S-2 Tracker fire bombers etc. Some of these articles are 10-30 pages long and quite detailed. |
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'Turkish Aviation' [ARTI, ISSN ? ]
First published in July 1993. Bi-monthly publication. Reached issue 38 in August 2003. Claims to be the best selling and the market leader aerospace magazine in TURKEY. Every issue presents a balanced mix of top news stories and articles, interviews covering the global industry from General Aviation to Spaceflight... The Military and civil aviation and air transport stories are completed by extensive reporting on industry and the latest technology developments in engines, avionics and materials. Includes news from all the leading aviation fairs and industry air shows. Published in cooperation with Motor-Presse Stuttgart, Germany |
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'Turkish Defence' [?, ISSN ?]
Subtitled Havacilik ve Savunma Teknolojileri Dergisi. This magazine appears to have evolved from 'Teknik Uçak' (see above). It first appeared in 2004, and is published bi-monthly. A glossy illustrated magazine. It contains worldwide defence news and topics concerning the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish defence industry. |
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'Turkish Defence & Aerospace Update' [Monch Media Turkey, ISSN 1300-5030]
First published in 1990. Monthly (12/year) publication. News and topics concerning the Turkish Armed Forces and Turkish defence industry. Appears to be more like a newspaper in format, without the usual glossy photographs. Reached volume 12 number 2 in 2003. |
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'Ucantürk' [Türk Hava Kurumu, ISSN 1304-6709]
Magazine published by Türk Hava Kurumu (THK) - the Turkish Aeronautical Association (formerly the Turkish Air League) founded on 16 February 1925. The organisation promotes all forms of aviation and air sports throughout Turkey. The magazine was originally launched in 1925 under the title Turkish Aeronautical Association Journal, but was renamed at an unknown date. Also known as 'Uçan Türk Dergisi'. It contains details of TAA activities, and the latest news and developments about civilian, army and sport flying. Bi-Monthly. First published circa 1955 under the present title, and issue 400 appeared in 1995. |
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