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:

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Turkish History

Further National Information:
BBC News Profile: Turkey
Yahoo Turkey page
wikipedia: Turkey
wikipedia: History of Turkey

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.

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.

Aircraft Manufacturers:
MKEK
THK
TUSAS/TAI

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Airports in Turkey

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing - to be added.

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:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
Magazines Guide

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Turkish Aviation Bibliography - to be added

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:
Aviation in Turkey

Aviation Museums Turkey

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