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soc.culture.turkish                    Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ)
List
============================================================================
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You can send updates to                     sctfaq@express.net (Mustafa
Soysal)
URL: http://www.express.net/tr-faq/

1999/03/31 22:50:00

History:
========

After a few initial lists of travel agents and mailing lists, Ahmet
Parlakbilek wrote the initial version of the Frequently asked questions
list for soc.culture.turkish in July 1992, before turning it over to me
for maintenance.  He is going to be busy for a while, and I intend to
take care of it.  Please send suggestions and updates to
sctfaq@express.net (Mustafa Soysal).  Please keep in mind that I
only maintain this collection, and have no means of verifying the
information contained herein continuously.  Also, I don't read
soc.culture.turkish regularly, so don't count on me to automatically
update any changes that might apply in your opinion.  If you notice
that something does not apply, is missing, or has changed, please let me
know so that I can update it.  A detailed list of most recent changes
are listed at the end of this document.

If you are reading this document from a CDROM and have no e-mail access,
then you can send your contribution to

Mustafa Soysal
(Turkish-FAQ)
PO Box 7064
Ann Arbor, MI 48107-7064
USA

Cash contributions for helping the cost of network access are
appreciated.  Thank you for your cooperation in advance.

Contents:
=========

This is a list of the headings you can find by searching for the
abbreviation. References to the Turkish Republic or TUrkiye are
sometimes abbreviated as TR.

Subject                                                            Abbrev
-----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------
-

Visiting Turkiye ................................................  [Travel]
   -> Where can I get cheap tickets to TUrkiye?
   -> Can I take one or more camera/camcorder/laptop to TUrkiye?
   -> Does my <insert any electrical device here> work in TUrkiye?
   -> How can I have a long distance call from TUrkiye?
   -> How can I call TR collect from the US? (800 numbers)
   -> New area codes for dialing to TUrkiye (detailed)
   -> What beverages are available?
   -> Ionian Coast Info

Turkish Language ................................................
[Language]
   -> What is the origin of Turkish?
   -> Is Turkish a hard-to-learn language?
   -> Which alphabet do people use in TUrkiye?
   -> How can I use Turkish alphabet in Wordperfect/Mac/TeX?
   -> Additional font info for DOS/Windows/Mac/Unix
   -> Are there any books to learn Turkish?
   -> Is there a list of colleges offering Turkish classes?

Turkish Food ....................................................  [Food]
   -> Are there any Turkish restaurants in the US?

Radio Broadcasts ................................................
[Broadcasts]
   -> Are there any Turkish radio/TV programmes in North America?

Turkish Videos and Music ........................................  [Video]
   -> Where can I buy/rent Turkish Videos?

Turkish Associations ............................................  [Local]
   -> Are there any Turkish Associations in my area?

Turkish Publications
............................................[Publications]
   -> Are there any Turkish Publications available for subscription?

Electronic Communication ........................................  [E-mail]
   -> How can I communicate with someone in TUrkiye via e-mail?
   -> Is there any electronic mail list for discussions related to Turkish
      people/culture etc.?
   -> Are there any e-mail services or BBS's in TR?

History .........................................................  [History]

Poetry ..........................................................  [Poetry]


Headings:
=========

[Travel]
VISITING
TURKIYE..............................................................

-> Where can I get cheap tickets to TUrkiye?

Travel Agencies, where you can find tickets to TR, are:

                                                                  Last
verified
                                                                  ----------
--
FREEDOM ............. 1-212-697-4656
MISTIK930820
                      1-800-929-8283
                      1-212-697-4038 Fax

PICASSO TRAVEL....... 1-212-751-9051
MISTIK970221
                      1-800-224-1097 (Travel Agents Arzu, Ipek, TUlAy,
Sevin)
                      1-212-751-9053 Fax

THY ................. 1-212-986-5050
MISTIK930820
                      1-800-874-TURK (1-800-874-8875)
                      1-212-818-1754 Fax

CLUB AMERICA ........ 1-212-972-2865
MISTIK970221
                      1-800-221-4969
                      1-212-953-7937 Fax

ANADOLU TRAVEL ...... 1-800-ANADOLU
MISTIK970221
                      1-212-486-4012
                      1-212-486-4014 Fax

TCI TRAVEL .......... 1-800-333-7033 (Dallas - Ercument Kilic)
MISTIK931019
                      1-214-630-3344
                      1-214-630-3477 Fax

S&S TRAVEL .......... 1-516-756-0275
MISTIK931019
                      1-516-756-2543 Fax

FAME TRAVEL ......... 1-718-263-5636 (HepSen Arsel, Susan Tuncer)
MISTIK931019
                      1-718-575-4067 Fax

MOON TRAVEL ......... 1-212-564-5839/5840 (Kazim)
MISTIK970221
                      1-888-564-8886
                      1-212-564-5853 Fax

INNOVATION in TRAVEL  1-800-2-TURKEY
MISTIK970228
                      1-310-276-7167
                      1-310-276-7315 Fax

SULTAN TRAVEL         1-817-263-5804 Angle/ZUbeyde (Texas)
MISTIK931019
                      1-817-263-7004 Fax
The company above and below are not affiliated.
SULTAN TRAVEL ....... 1-416-503-3030 (Toronto)
MISTIK970221
                      1-416-503 3433 Fax

PRIME TRAVEL .........1-800-TURKIYE
MISTIK970221
                      1-201-825-1600
                      1-201-825-4153 Fax

GOLDEN TROY TRAVEL....1-410-823-2994 / 95
MISTIK970309
                      1-410-823-2996 Fax

[maintainer's note:  I did call up the numbers above and verified them.
                     I will continue with the rest on another day.
]

The company above and below are not affiliated.

SKYTREK ............. 1-613-829-3300 (Ottowa - Leyla Baran)

-> Can I take one or more camera/camcorder/laptop to Turkiye?

Yes, but according to law, those should be recorded to your passport
at the time of your entrance and they should be checked upon leaving.
Usually, the customs officer do not create problems for a single
camera/camcorder etc. However, it is a good practice to register
them, especially when you have more than one. (..be advised that like
most customs officers, they do not care whether you miss your plane or
not..)

-> Does my <insert any electrical device here> work in Turkiye?

220 volts, 50 Hz. is used in TR instead of the 120 volts, 60 Hz.
used in North America. If your device does not mind frequency, it is
easy to make it work in TR by the help of an inexpensive transformer.

In particular, you may use the small transformers sold at Radio Shack
for low-energy consumption (less than 50 watts) devices. If you would
like to take a stereo (amplifier, tape deck, tuner etc.), you should buy
a powerful  220v.-120v. transformer (preferably from TR, not to
carry this heavy thing with you). The amplifier, CD player, tape deck
mostly do not create problems. Tuners, on the other hand, has the
problem of different frequency spacings of radio stations in the US: AM
spacing is 9 kHz instead of 10 kHz and FM spacing is 100 kHz instead of
200 kHz in TR. This means you may not tune AM stations accurately
in TR. Finally, some turntables, which controls the pitch with the
power supply frequency may create problems: you can adjust the speed
manually in many of them, but if this fails, the RPM drops to 5/6 of the
origin.

-> How can I have a long distance call from Turkiye? (Information about AT&T
     and MCI provided by Ibrahim Semiz)

There are public phones available for this purpose. You need to purchase
some tokens from PTT (Turkish Post/Telegraph/Telephone Company). One
token is on the order of $1 and you probably need a few for a single call.
The long distance code for TR is 90.

  But the most practical way make international calls from TR (or almost
any country for that matter) is to use your calling card. For example,
AT&T has services called `USA Direct' and `World Connect', where you
dial 99 80 01 22 77 (99 80 01 44 77 for US Sprint) from any phone in TR,
and get connected to AT&T. If you are calling a number in the US, you
can place your call yourself, assisted by English voice prompts. If you
want to call one of the 46 (at last count) countries on AT&T's list, you
wait for an operator who assists you (Presumably, such calls would be
more expensive). If you are calling from a residence, your host does not
get charged anything, or you can make the call from any pay phone with a
local (`small') token. Of course, you get the bill from AT&T. This is
cheaper than calling from a residence (in TR). I don't know how it
compares to calling from public phones with tokens, but it probably is
cheaper, and you don't have to struggle to feed tokens to the thing at
the rate ! of one every thirty seconds.

  MCI has a similiar service, on which somebody else may supply details.


-> How can I call TR collect from the US? (800 numbers)
   (by Metin mgokcen@us.oracle.com and Zafer Latif
latifz@sunrise.cse.fau.edu)

   1-800-VATANIM (1-800-828-2646) via PTT

-> New area codes for dialing to Turkiye.

[Maintainer's Note:  I would like to express my sincere and special thanks
                     to Mr Orhan GOkCol (UCGOKCOL.TRITU.Bitnet) for
                     going thru the effort of sending me the list of the
                     new codes and changes from TR with fax and
                     postal mail.  He made it possible to have detailed
                     information about the area code changes, affected
                     cities, and the changes relating to each city.  Thank
you!
]

The area codes for the cities in TR have changed. Calls to another area
code in TR start with a '0', and international calls start with '00'.
All phone numbers are 7 digits now.  The following is a known list of
new area codes and a summary of changes for each city.  In changing the
phone numbers to 7 digits, a number of digits have been inserted in
front of the original phone number explained in the comments part of the
table below.


City     Code  Comment
------   ----  --------------------------------------------
Adana    322   KarSIyaka, K.Esat, K.KOprU, TepebaG:         insert 3
               GazipaSa, AtatUrk, ZiyapaSa, Bul, CemalpaSa: insert 4
               Yurt, Yeni Baraj, MahfesIGmaz:               insert 2
AdIyaman 416   Numbers starting with 2:       insert 23
               Numbers starting with 3 and 6: insert 21
Afyon    272   insert 21
AGrI     472   insert 21
Aksaray  382   insert 21
Amasya   358   insert 21
Ankara   312   No Change
Antalya  242   Numbers starting with 27,20,41-43,47,58:             insert 2
               Numbers starting with 21-23,25,26,30,32,34,39,40,44: insert 3
Ardahan  478   Insert 211
Artvin   466   undetermined
AydIn    256   Numbers starting with 2,3,4: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 5:     insert 22
BalIkesir 266  Insert 2
BartIn   378   Numbers starting with 2: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 7: insert 22
Batman   488   Insert 21
Bayburt  458   Insert 211
Bilecik  228   Insert 21
BingOl   426   Numbers starting with 27: insert 23
               Numbers starting with 3:  insert 21
Bitlis   434   Numbers starting with 61-64: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 65-67:    insert 22
Bolu     374   Insert 21
Burdur   348   Numbers starting with 22-24:     insert 21
               Numbers starting with 3,4,21,26: insert 23
Bursa    224   Numbers starting with 20-24,33-36,43,46,47,50-55,57: insert 2
               Numbers starting with 27-29,60-62,66-68:             insert 3
               Numbers starting with 41,42:                         insert 4
canakkale 286  Insert 21
cankIrI  376   Insert 21
corum    364   Numbers starting with 2,3: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 4,6: insert 22
               Numbers starting with 48:  insert 23
Denizli  258   Numbers starting with 61-66,68: insert 2
               Numbers starting with 71,73,77: insert 3
DiyarbakIr 412 Insert 2
Edirne   284   Numbers starting with 2-3:   insert 21
               Numbers starting with 57,58: insert 23
               Numbers starting with 5:     insert 22
ElazIg   424   Numbers starting with 2,8,51: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 4:      insert 22
               Numbers starting with 3,6,7:  insert 23
               Numbers starting with 71:     insert 24
Erzincan 446   Numbers starting with 2,4: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 3:   insert 22
Erzurum  442   Numbers starting with 2,8: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 3-4: insert 23
               Numbers starting with 5-6: insert 31
               Numbers starting with 7:   insert 32
EskiSehir 222  Numbers starting with 21,27,28,30-34,36,37,39: insert 2
               Numbers starting with 20,22-24,35:             insert 3
Gaziantep 342  Numbers starting with 20,25,26,30-35,50: insert 2
               Numbers starting with 21,23,24,36,38,39: insert 3
Giresun  454   Insert 21
GUmUShane 456  Insert 21
Hatay    326   Iskenderun: insert 61
               Others    : insert 21
Hakkari  438   Insert 211
IGdIr    476   Numbers starting with 71-74: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 75-77: insert 22
Isparta  246   Numbers starting with 8,20,21: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 3,7:     insert 22
               Numbers starting with 2:       insert 23
ICel     324   Numbers starting with 23,31-35,37,38: insert 2
               Numbers starting with 20,21,24-26,28,36: insert 3
Istanbul 212   European Side. No Change in numbers.
         216   Asian Side.    No Change in numbers.
Izmir    232   Alsancak  area: insert 2
               KarSIyaka area: insert 3
               Hatay     area: insert 4
K.MaraS  344   Numbers starting with 2,4,55-57: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 3,50,51:   insert 22
               Numbers starting with 6,7:       insert 23
Karaman  338   Insert 21.
Kars     474   Numbers starting with 2: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 3: insert 22
Kastamonu 366  Insert 21
Kayseri  352   Numbers starting with 22-25,31-35,40: insert 2
               Other numbers:                        insert 3
KIrIkkale 318  Numbers starting with 2,8:   insert 21
               Numbers starting with 4:     insert 22
               Numbers starting with 3:     insert 23
               Numbers starting with 5:     insert 24
               Numbers starting with 62-65: insert 25
               Numbers starting with 69:    insert 26
KIrklareli 288 Numbers starting with 2,4: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 7:   insert 22
KIrSehir 386   Numbers starting with 26:  insert 25
               Other numbers:             insert 21
Kocaeli  262   Numbers starting with 21,22,24,25,31,64: insert 3
               Numbers starting with 23,26,29,39:       insert 2
Konya    332   Numbers starting with 33-36,39,41,44,45,47-49: insert 2
               Other numbers:                                 insert 3
KUtahya  274   Numbers starting with 2,6: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 3-5: insert 22
Malatya  422   Numbers starting with 38: insert 2
               Other numbers:            insert 3
Manisa   236   Insert 2
Mardin   482   Insert 21
MuGla    252   Insert 21
MuS      436   Insert 21
NevSehir 384   Insert 21
NiGde    388   Numbers starting with 3,20,21: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 22-24:   insert 23
Ordu     452   Numbers starting with 2,4:   insert 21
               Numbers starting with 30-33: insert 22
               Numbers starting with 34-36: insert 23
Rize     464   Numbers starting with 2,30-32: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 33-36:   insert 22
Sakarya  264   Insert 2
Samsun   362   Numbers starting with 28,30-34,38,39: insert 2
               Numbers starting with 20,31,32,35,37: insert 4
Siirt    484   Numbers starting with 2: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 3: insert 22
Sinop    368   Insert 2
Sivas    346   Insert 2
sanlIurfa 414  Numbers starting with 5,6: insert 21
               Numbers starting with 2-4: insert 31
sIrnak   486   Insert 21
TekirdaG 282   Insert 2
Tokat    356   Insert 21
Trabzon  462   Numbers Starting with 21,22,25,26: insert 3
               Numbers Starting with 23,24,29:    insert 2
Tunceli  428   Insert 21
USak     276   Numbers Starting with 2,5: insert 21
               Numbers Starting with 3,7: insert 22
Van      432   Numbers Starting with 2,4,6,7: insert 21
               Numbers Starting with 3:       insert 22
Yozgat   354   Insert 21
Zonguldak 372  Insert 2


-> What beverages are available? (from Ian Davis, summary of responses
     he received to his survey)

Beer:
 - Efes Pilsen, most people say that this is the best.
 - Tuborg (originally Danish)
 - Tekel, pure Turkish but may not be found in Tourist resorts.

Soft Drinks:
Ayran, sIra, kIzIlcIk, seftali - totally different than anything
   available in UK.

Wine:
much better than beer, including KavaklIdere, Villa Doluca.
   Both red and white are good.


-> Ionian Coast Info (from Ian Davis, summary of responses
     he received to his survey)

Shopping:
Bodrum is one of the most expensive towns to shop in (40% more expensive
than Istanbul).Buying anything must bargin until the shop keeper gives up.
 If you are looking for more expensive souvenirs, its worth while traveling
to other less well know towns in the area.

Places to see:
The castle in Bodrum ( rebuilt by the knights of St John) is worth a visit.

Troy- the famous city is within traveling distance of Bodrum, mostly ruined
but still worth a visit.

Bergama-site of one of the seven original churches mentioned in the bible.
Has nice amphitheater,some pillars still standing, nice arches and a few
mosiacs
Efes-site of another one of the seven churches,Paul lived here.  Is very
well
preserved, very good amphitheater, a library, roads of marble and is said
to be a very exceptional site, comes highly recommended.

These places are only the tip of the iceberg.

>>More info on where-to-visit, what-to-take-with-you etc. missing.


[Language]
TURKISH LANGUAGE ...........................................................

-> What is the origin of Turkish?

Turkish is an Ural-Altaic language, which is spoken in different forms from
Balkans in the west to China and Siberia in the east. Approximately 150
million people speak Turkish in the world.

There are four main dialects of Turkish (according to Colloquial
Turkish - Y. Mardin):
a) Oriental dialects of Altay
b) Western dialects of Kirgiz and Tatar
c) Dialects of Central Asia
d) Southern dialects: Turkmen, Azerbeycan, Anadolu, Kirim and Osmanli
Turkcesi.

-> Is Turkish a hard-to-learn language?

Yusuf Mardin answers this question as follows:
"Turkish is an easy, logical language. There is no gender, no he, she or it,
but one word for all three."
"In Turkish, there are no diphtongs. When two vowels come together, each
retains its individual sound. Every letter in every word is sounded
individually and every word is pronounced as it is written."

[maintainer's note: we need to refine this section, please e-mail any
                    suggestions.
]

-> Which alphabet do people use in Turkiye?

Latin alphabet with some modifications. There are 6 extra letters:
                         _
    c   i(without dot)   g    "o    s    "u
    '                               '
q, w, x does not exist in Turkish alphabet.

[maintainer's note:  Recently, a new Turkic alphabet was agreed upon, and
there
                     are new letters which contradict the statement above.
                     An update will follow.
]

-> How can I use Turkish alphabet in Wordperfect/Mac/TeX?

Wordperfect has a Turkish keyboard file which can be used to generate
Turkish letters by the help of Cntrl-Alt keys.  For Mac, there is a
Turkish Mac System and Turkish fonts.  All of those can be found at
ftp.cs.umn.edu under the directory /pub/users/cosar for anonymous ftp
(Username ftp).  There is also a Tex style file, easyturkish.sty which
generates Turkish letters for Tex document preparing system.  You may
contact akgul@trbilun.bitnet for Turkish Tex and easyturkish.sty.
Turkish fonts also do exist in several sites for ftp; you may try,
host:kth.se directory:/kth/tex/stuttgart/fonts/metafont or host:
utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp directory:/TeX/fonts for anonymous ftp.

-> Additional font info for DOS/Windows.                    (by Mustafa
Soysal)

Other than the above mentioned Turkish fonts provided for ftp by Ahmet
CoSar at the University of Minnesota. Bora Baysal at the Catholic
University of America provided general information on a commercialy
distributed font package he can provide you with.  The information about
the packages is included below.  For detailed information about the
current package contents, please contact the provided contact e-mail
addresses.

Font info by Bora Baysal
------------------------
TurkFontPack is a Turkish font pack which currently includes 10 Turkish
fonts (including all Turkish characters and English characters),
Mac version of the package for system 6 or 7, and a freeware Windows
program in order to type Turkish characters on standard non-Turkish
keyboards, using two-key sequences. The fonts are in various font
formats which are  PostScript Type 1, TrueType, bitmap, Unix, and
Encapsulated  PostScript. For additional info, please contact Bora
Baysal via e-mail at bora@universe.digex.net

-> Are there any books to learn Turkish?

Yes, we even have an online tutor. The online tutor/teacher (for pc) is
available at wuarchive.wustl.edu or other simtel20 mirrors under the
directory /mirrors/msdos/langtutor/turkish1.lzh. We did not try it, so
we do not have any idea about its completeness, usefulness etc. The
books that might be used to learn Turkish are:

- "Colloquial Turkish", Yusuf Mardin, London Routledge (several editions
  exist, some include a tape.)

- "Colloquial Turkish", Arin Bayraktaroglu & Sinan Bayraktaroglu,
  Routledge, 1992 (Available with cassette).

- "Turkish in Three Months", Bengisu Rana, Hugo's Language Books Ltd., 1989
  (Available with cassette)

- "Turkish Basic Course" (2 volumes), Lloyd B. Swift, Selman Agrali, 1966,
  State Dept. Series (can be found in libraries, elemantary/intermediate
level)

- "Yabancilar icin Turkce Dersleri", Kaya Can, Middle East Technical
  University, Ankara, 1981

- "Turkish", Paul Wittek, London, 1956

The following books include Turkish stories and poems:

- "Turkish Sampler: Writings for all readers", Muge Galin, Indiana Universit
y
  Turkish Studies, 1989

- "Turkish Literary Reader", Andreas Tietze, Indiana University, 1963

- "An Anthology of Turkish Short Stories", Editor: Ali Alparslan,
Publications
  of rge RCD Cultural Institute No:45, Istanbul, 1973

And about dictionaries:
  (by Jack Campin)
  By FAR the best portable dictionary is one you can only get in TR - the
  Berlitz/ABC Kitabevi "Ingilizce-Turkce/Turkce-Ingilizce Sozluk", 1988
(ISBN
  975 09 0150 9).  It suffers from the usual problem in Berlitz materials of
  not giving you any even remotely naughty words - god help you if you have
  to explain a gynaecological problem with it - but it's wonderful on food
  terms.  About A6-sized, bright red.  If it's out of print, the Redhouse
  Elsozlugu is a reasonable substitute.[It is not out of print, I checked
  it--ahmet]

  For a big dictionary, the Oxford two-volume one (also published cheaper
  by ABC in TR, in an edition that may only be sold there) is hard to
  beat, though the Redhouse Cagdas Turkce-Ingilizce Sozluk is just as good
  (one way only).  You may have problems getting that in the US.  The Oxford
  is also available in a one-volume abridgment.

-> Is there a list of colleges offering Turkish classes?     (by Ahmet
Toprak)

There seems to be at least 4 colleges/schools that offer Turkish classes.

- University of California Berkeley, Near Eastern Studies Department
- Turkish Community School, SF Bay Area, Principle: G. Tinaztepe (415)
341-4390
- Piedmont Adult School, Piedmont, (510) 420-3655
- Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
  Beginning Turkish I and II
  Intermediate Turkish I and II
  Guided Readings in Modern Turkish
  Independent Work

[Food]
TURKISH RESTAURANTS
..........................................................
Contributed by tekalp@ee.rochester.edu (A. Murat Tekalp)

in Manhattan:

 Anatolia
 1422 3rd Ave.
 New York, NY

 Istanbul Kebap Restoran
 303 East 80th Street
 New York, NY
 (between 1st and 2nd Avenue)
 (212) 517-6880

 Marmaris
 1131 Lexington Ave.
 New York, NY

 MartI
 1269 1st Ave.
 New York, NY
 (between 68th and 69th Street)
 (212) 737-5922


[maintainer's question: Is Turkish Kitchen at 386 Third Ave near 28th St
                        operating?]


 uskUdar
 2nd Avenue and 73-74th Street
 New York, NY

 YataGan
 104 Mc Dougle Street
 New York, NY
 (one block south of Washington Square)

in New Jersey:

 Beyti Kebap Salonu
 4104 Park Avenue
 Union City, New Jersey
 (around 40th street)

 Istanbul Tavern
 Paterson Plank Road
 North Bergen, New Jersey

 Kervan Kabob House Restaurant
 360 Lawton Avenue,
 Cliffside Park, N.J.

        Urfa Kebab Restaurant
        520 Anderson Avenue
 Cliffside Park, New Jersey 07010
 (201) 943-1095

in North Virginia

 TOPKAPI RESTAURANT
 3529 Chain Bridge Road (Rt. 123)
 Fairfax, Virginia  22030
 (703) 273-4310

in California:

[Maintainer's Note: according to KUrSat KIzIloGlU, Moonangel Restaurant
                    closed while ago.  There are restaurants in the
                    San Francisco area.  I need to hear about them from
                    readers in that area.
]


[Broadcasts]
BROADCASTS
...................................................................

-> Are there any Turkish radio/TV programmes in North America?

The following are the frequencies and time periods of various Turkish
broadcasting services.

TV Broadcast in the United States of America:
   Broadcast schedule changed.  More updates to follow if you send me
some...

Radio Programmes:

(from http://aloha.nmsu.edu:80/w5gb/swl/)
THE VOICE OF TURKEY,

TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE effective from 24 September 1995

Freq     Time                 Power    Target
(khz)    UTC       Languages           Area
------------------------------------------------------
                                       EUROPE
 7190  0400-0500   English     500
 9460  0800-2200   Turkish     500
15350  1000-1700   Turkish     500
 5980  1030-1130   Rumanian    500
 7110  1030-1130   Serbo-Croat 500
 5980  1130-1230   Greek       500
 7110  1230-1330   Bulgarian   500
 7165  1230-1330   Albanian    500
 9445  1330-1430   English     500
 9445  1430-1530   German      500
 6090  1530-1630   Greek       500
 5980  1600-2300   Turkish     500
 6090  1630-1730   Hungarian   500
15385  1700-1000   Turkish     500
 5960  1700-1800   Bulgarian   500
 9445  1830-1930   German      500
 9685  1900-2000   Bosnian     500
 9445  1930-2030   English     500
 9445  2030-2130   French      500
 9445  0200-0800   Turkish     500
 9460  0200-0800   Turkish     500
11725  0200-0800   Turkish     500
 7190  2300-2400   English     500
 7280  2300-2400   English     250
11955  0000-2400   Turkish     250
 9560  0400-0500   English     500
 9685  0400-0500   English     250
11925  0500-1000   Turkish     500
15145  0500-1000   Turkish     250
 9560  0500-2300   Turkish     500
                                      ASIA
 9765  0830-0930   Azerbaijani 500
11835  0830-0930   Azerbaijani 500
 9630  0930-1030   Persian     500
11795  0930-1030   Persian     500
 9525  1000-1200   Arabic      250
 6040  1130-1230   Greek       500
11760  1200-1300   Chinese     500
11900  1300-1400   Urdu        500
 9445  1330-1430   English     500
 9630  1330-1430   English     500
 9525  1400-1500   Persian     250
 9675  1400-1500   Russian     500
 6050  1500-1600   Azerbaijani 500
 9525  1500-1700   Arabic      250
 7255  1700-2300   Turkish     250
 9675  1800-1900   Russian     500
 9560  2300-2400   English     500
                                     AUSTRALIA
 9560  0400-0500   English     500
 9560  0500-2300   Turkish     500
 9560  2300-2400   English     500
                                     AFRICA
 9525  1000-1200   Arabic      250
11750  1000-1200   Arabic      500
 7150  1100-1600   Turkish     250
 6040  1130-1230   Greek       500
 9525  1500-1700   Arabic      250
11945  1500-1700   Arabic      500
 7255  1700-2300   Turkish     250
 9590  2030-2130   French      500
                                     NORTH AMERICA
 7190  0400-0500   English     500
 9460  0800-2200   Turkish     500
 9445  2200-0800   Turkish     500
11725  2200-0800   Turkish     500
 7190  2300-2400   English     500

Adderss: Voice of Turkey, PO Box 333 - 06.443,
         Yenisehir, ANKARA, TURKEY

BBC: (all according to EST. For conversion, GMT = EST + 5)

   Time         Day           Frequency
   23:00-23:30  (Mon-Sat)     6050,7210,9750
   03:00-04:00  (Sun)         1296,6015,9635,9740,17695
   04:00-04:15  (Mon-Fri)     6015,9740,17695
   11:00-12:00  (Sun)         6015,15135,17640

TURKISH CULTURAL HOUR (Northern San Francisco Bay Area)
   Time         Day           Frequency
   17:00-19:00 (Sat)          FM90.3 KUSF

ORIENT EXPRESS (Southern San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey and Santa Cruz)
   Time         Day           Frequency
   18:00-21:00  (3rd Sat of each month)
                              FM 91.5 KKUP

TURKISH MUSIC HOUR WUVT (Southwestern Virginia Area)
   Time         Day           Frequency
   13:00-15:00  Sat           FM 90.7

TURKISH MUSIC HOUR WRPI (50 mile radius of Troy, NY.  This includes Albany,
                         Schenectady, and small towns in MA and VT near
                         the NY state border.)
   Time         Day           Frequency
    11:00-12:00 Sat           FM 91.5

MERHABA (Toronto - Canada.  Geared towards Turkish Speaking local Turks,
         Arabs, and Armenians. approx. 50,000 listeners)
   Time         Day           Frequency
    15:40-18:00 Sat           AM 1540

[Video]
TURKISH VIDEOS AND MUSIC
.....................................................

-> Where can I buy/rent Turkish Videos?

   Active Video
   12-14 E 37th St
   New York, NY 10016
   (212) 594-1707

   UludaG Video
   Brooklyn, NY
   (718) 934-6226

[Maintainer's note: There are more sources.  Please send the information. ]

[Local]
Turkish Associations
........................................................
   -> Are there any Turkish Associations in my area?

The list of the associations are too long to be included in this FAQ.
They can be found at URL: http://www.express.net/tr-faq/

[maintainer's note:  Please send the name and address of your local
                     Turkish Associations (Student/Cultural/Professional)
                     along with a contact name, e-mail address, and
                     telephone number.
]

[Publications]
TURKISH PUBLICATIONS
.........................................................

-> Are there any Turkish Publications available for subscription?

ANADOLU
-------
a bilingual quarterly news and views magazine
Publisher & Editor-in-chief:  Tanju Cataltepe

You are welcome to write articles, express opinions or make
suggestions on matters concerning Muslims in America, in Turkiye
or in the other parts of the world.

Circulation: 500 copies.

SUBSCRIPTION/ABONELiK
In North America: Send $10.00 or equivalent in stamps to
T. Cataltepe, 25A Rector Place, Red Bank, NJ  07701

Phone:  (908) 741-1392
e-mail: anadolu@wakeup.org

For more information and subscription in other countries contact
the publisher at the above address, phone number, or e-address.


HURRIYET
--------
Turkish Daily Newspaper
(212) 921-8880 Voice
(212) 391-4017 Fax


[E-mail]
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
.....................................................

-> How can I communicate with someone in Turkiye via e-mail?

There are EARN/bitnet and Internet nodes in TR. A list of nodes
(not necessarily complete) is as follows:

Node name      Organization                  City          Contact (user-id)
-------------  --------------------------    ------------  -----------------
EARN/BITNET nodes:
emunivm1       East Mediterranean University G.Magusa.TRNC necdet
trakden        Akdeniz University            Antalya       saka
tranavm1       Anadolu University            Eskisehir     onder
tranavm2       Anadolu University            Eskisehir     onder
tratauni       Ataturk University            Erzurum       bisam42
trbilun        Bilkent University            Ankara        arkun
trboun         Bogazici University           Istanbul      kaylan
trcuniv        Cukurova University           Adana         ilhami
trdeu1         Dokuz Eylul University        Izmir         ayten
trdicle        Dicle University              Diyarbakir    baykal
trearn         Ege University                Izmir         aytac
trege1         Ege University                Izmir         aytac
trerun         Erciyes University            Kayseri       yapici
trfirat        Firat University              Elazig        uzun
trgantep       Gaziantep University          Gaziantep     ege
trhun          Hacettepe University          Ankara        unal
triuvm11       Istanbul University           Istanbul      erol
tritu          Istanbul Teknik University    Istanbul      harmanci
trktu          Karadeniz Teknik University   Trabzon       aras
trkosgeb       Small and Medium Industry     Ankara        sogut
               Development Organization
trmarunv       Marmara University            Istanbul      iskar1
trmetu         Middle East Technical Uni.    Ankara        anlagan
trmetua        Middle East Technical Uni.    Ankara        ozgit
tromuni        Ondokuz Mayis University      Samsun        nazmit
tryildiz       Yildiz University             Istanbul      yahya
tryldz02       Yildiz University             Istanbul      yahya
tryok          Higher Education Council      Ankara        arinc
trtetm         Tubitak Info. Tech. Center    Ankara        selcuk
trgebze        Tubitak Gebze                 Gebze
trmbeam        Tubitak Gebze Marmara Rsrch.  Gebze

Some internet domains:
metu.edu.tr    Middle East Technical Uni.    Ankara
bilkent.edu.tr Bilkent University            Ankara
itu.edu.tr     Istanbul Teknik University    Istanbul
anadolu.edu.tr Anadolu University            Eskisehir
ege.edu.tr     Egean University              Izmir

For mail access to EARN/BITNET nodes from internet, append .bitnet to
the node name.  If that doesn't work, then use the TREARN gateway in
Turkey, vm.ege.edu.tr.  That is, the address would look like
user%TRNODE.BITNET@vm.ege.edu.tr

Recently, a number of the bitnet nodes converted to internet and
disappeared for good.  A list of available internet domains can be found
at URL: http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/

-> Is there any electronic mail list for discussions related to Turkish
   people/culture etc.?

Yes, there are plenty, and the list below does not claim to be complete,
however, the most important ones should be covered by these.   We will
not express a preference for this or that list, try them out to find the
ones that suit your taste.

However, The 'haberler' list at trmetu.bitnet and Turkish Radio Hour
News List (trknws-l) and are important for keeping up with the recent
news and therefore should be mentioned here.  The 'haberler'
subscription is free, and trknws-l subscription via e-mail costs
$10/year.  'haberler' can be subscribed to just like the other listserv
distribution lists as mentioned below.  For trknws-l, you have to send a
request to hq.ggg@forsythe.stanford.edu instead of a listserv address
for subscription and more information.

Also, please note that Mcimail is offering a special e-mail subscription
under TURKNEWS grouprate.  The first year costs $15, and $25 thereafter.
Contact Bret Fisherkeller or Terri Malone at (510) 945-0491 for details
on the TURKNEWS group rate. You need a modem, a computer with
communications software or a terminal to use this service.  Access is
available by calling an 800 number.

Other lists can be summarized (not complete) as follows:

listname topics discussed          mail address           command for
                                                          subscription
-------- ------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------
---
borsa-l  Turkish stock-exchange    listserv@vm.ege.edu.tr sub borsa-l fullnm
cyprus-l Disc. list on Cyprus      listserv@mitvma.mit.edu sub cyprus-l
fullnm
geyik-l  Turkish Cypriot chat lst  listserv@uriacc.uri.edu sub geyik-l
fullnm
haberler News                      listproc@metu.bitnet sub haberler fullnm
ncyprus-l North. Cyprus disc. list listserv@vm.ege.edu.tr sub ncyprus-l
fullnm
inet-tr  Internet quest/answers    listproc@metu.edu.tr sub inet-tr fullnm
tsaa-l   everything                listserv@vm.cc.purdue.edu sub tsaa-l
fullnm
yunus    Turkish tex users         listproc@metu.edu.tr sub yunus fullnm

All you have to do to subscribe to any of these lists is to send a mail
to the "mail address" containing the "command for subscription" as the body
of the message. "fullnm" should be your first and last name.


-> Are there any e-mail services or BBS's in TR?

URL: http://www.express.net/tr-faq/TR-BBS.html contains some BBS numbers
listed.  They are supposed to be reachable by e-mail thru their gateway
in Izmir.  The address would be in form of user@bbsname.bbs.tr
turgut@vm.ege.edu.tr maintains the gateway bbs, please direct further
questions to him, and update me on the results.

Name                      Phone                                   Last
Verified
------------------------- --------------------------------------- ----------
---
Istanbul BBS              90-216-368-1324  V32bis (14.4K)
MISTIK940329
  Seems nice/professional, and carries lots of tr.* newsgroups, and was
  operational on Monday 3-29-94 8:20am Turkish Time. (probably 24h service)


[History]
HISTORY
......................................................................

Turkish history is a very long subject to include here. There are
several frequently asked questions on this issue. We allocated a
directory  (/pub/users/cosar/history) at ftp.cs.umn.edu for this
purpose. There are articles including recently posted Oztuna articles
and excerpts from Coles. You  may contact to cosar@cs.umn.edu, if you
would like to upload any information  on this topic.  Here is a partial
list of the files available.

Akritas_Plan
Books_on_Cyprus
Bosnia.Historical_Oppression_of_Bogomils
Chora_Batir.A_Tatar_Admonition_To_Future_Generations
Double_Diploma.Pierson_Dixon_Forgery
Encyclopedia_of_Islam.Janissaries
Greece.Trakya_Turkleri
Greece.human_rights_violations
Greece.terror_connections
Kibris.Constitution
Kibris.Cosars_Article_on_Cyprus
Kibris.Denktash_Speech
Kibris.Kuwait_Comparison_British_Gvt_and_Stavros_Angelides
Kibris.Makarios_to_Gizikis
Kibris.Maria_Rossidou_Invasion_of_Kibris_by_Greece
Kibris.Missing_Turkish_Cypriot_Cases
Kibris.Papatsetsos_Testimony_for_Greek_Crimes
Kibris.Statement_by_Chairman_of_Committee_of_Missing_Turkish_Cypriots
Kibris.Statement_by_Greek_Cypriot_Minister_Evangelos_Yannopoulos
Kibris.UN_Resolution_649_Bizonality_and_Federation
Mustafa_Kemal.1
Mustafa_Kemal.2
Mustafa_Kemal.3
Mustafa_Kemal.4
Mustafa_Kemal.5
Mustafa_Kemal.6
Mustafa_Kemal.7
Mustafa_Kemal.8
Okan.Cyprus_Question
Ottoman_Sultan.Ahmed_III
Paksoy.Central_Asias_New_Dastans
Partition_of_Turkey
Prof_Justin_McCarthy.Armenian_Terrorism_History_as_Poison_and_Antidote
Stanford_Shaw.Ottomans_and_Janissaries_1
Stanford_Shaw.Ottomans_and_Janissaries_2
Tatars
The_Mongols_Burden.txt
Turkish.FAQ
Ziya_Gokalp.1
Ziya_Gokalp.2
Ziya_Gokalp.3
batuta.1
batuta.2
batuta.3
batuta.4
batuta.5
ibn_Battuta.txt
oztuna.01
oztuna.02
oztuna.03
oztuna.04
oztuna.05
oztuna.06
oztuna.07
oztuna.08
oztuna.09
oztuna.10
oztuna.11
oztuna.12
oztuna.13
oztuna.14
oztuna.15

[Poetry]
POETRY
.......................................................................

This section is provided by Ahmet Cosar

Archive-name: auto/soc.culture.turkish/Turkish-Poetry-in-ftp-cs-umn-edu

There is a new directory in ftp.cs.umn.edu named
"/pub/users/cosar/literature"
where you can find about 70 Turkish Poems, some as English translations.
If you have any more Turkish Poetry/Story ready in electronic form
please mail them to cosar@mail.cs.umn.edu to be added to the archive
for public benefit.

I also put an older list of Turkish Student Associations to the archive
but it's not publicly readable since it might be considered private
information. If you send me an e-mail asking for a specific University's
Turkish Student Association I can mail you the contact address of the
person in charge or forward your request to them if an e-mail address
is available.

Turkish Poems in the Archive (Poet_Name.Poem_Name):
---------------------------------------------------
ABdulhalik_Uygur.Oygan
Ahmet_Arif.Anadolu
Ahmet_Arif.Hasretinden_prangalar_Eskittim
Ahmet_Arif.Iceride
Ahmet_Arif.Otuzuc_Kursun
Ahmet_Arif.Sevdan_Beni
Ahmet_Arif.Suskun
Ahmet_Arif.Thirty-Three_Bullets
Ahmet_Arif.Yalniz_Degiliz
Asaf_Halet_Celebi.Camli_Odalardan
Asik_Veysel.Uzun_Ince_Bir_Yoldayim
Asik_Veysel.Vatan_Sevgisini_Icten_Duyanlar
Atilla_ilhan.Elde_Var_Huzun
Attila_Ilhan.Emirganda_Cay_Saati
Attila_Ilhan.Haci_Muratin_Olumu
Azeri_Poetry.Aglarsa_Anam_Aglar
Behcet_Necatigil.Secret_Love
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Adak
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Bin_Ikinci_Gece(Yolcu)
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Binbirinci_Gece(Hanci)
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Guz_Dusunceleri
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Kislada_Bahar
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Sessiz_Senfoni
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Ska-lar-ya
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Yagmurda_Unutulan_Sarki
Bekir_Sitki_Erdogan.Yosma
C_Yucel.Itiraza_Itirazim_Var
Can_Yucel.Bir_Cin_Siiri
Cemal_Sureyya.Ask
Cemal_Sureyya.Gazel
Cemal_Sureyya.Kisa_Turkiye_Tarihi
Edip_Cansever.Su
Edip_Cansever.Yercekimli_Karanfil
Fazil_Husnu_Daglarca.Dayak
Fazil_Husnu_daglarca.Disardan_Gazel
Fuzuli.1
Gagavuz_Siirleri
Hasan_Huseyin_Korkmazgil.Haziranda_Olmek_Zor
Ismet_Ozel.Sevgilime_Bir_Kefen
Karadenizden_Ezgiler.Aksam_Olur_Karanlik
Mehmet_Akif_Ersoy.Secret_of_Progress
Nazim_Hikmet.21-1-1924
Nazim_Hikmet.Ayaga_Kalkin_Efendiler
Nazim_Hikmet.Blue_Eyed_Giant
Nazim_Hikmet.Haber
Nazim_Hikmet.Hasret
Nazim_Hikmet.Hasret_2
Nazim_Hikmet.Hosgeldin
Nazim_Hikmet.Kadinlar
Nazim_Hikmet.Karima_Mektup
Nazim_Hikmet.Kavak
Nazim_Hikmet.Memleketimi_Seviyorum
Nazim_Hikmet.This_Country_is_Ours
Nazim_Hikmet.Turk_Koylusu
Nazim_Hikmet.Vasiyet
Nazim_Hikmet.Yine_Memleketim_Uzerine_Soylenmistir
Necip_Fazil.Canim_Istanbul
Necip_Fazil.Cile
Nevzat_Celik.Safak_Turkusu
Niyazi_Misri.Derman_aradim_Derdime
Orhan_Veli.Bedava
Orhan_Veli.For_You
Orhan_Veli.I_am_Listening_to_Istanbul
Orhan_Veli.Kapali_Carsi
Orhan_Veli.Macera
Orhan_Veli.The_Guest_+_Recreation
Sait_Faik.Love_Letter
Yeni_Turku.Goc_Yollari
Yunus_Emre.Dervishes
Yunus_Emre.Ilim_Kendin_Bilmektir
Yunus_Emre.Soylenilen_Bir_Kelami

Latest FAQ History:
-------------------
   Turkish-FAQ
   Revision 1.27  1997/03/09 19:48:25  Mustafa_Soysal
   - added Innovation in Travel.                             (Joan B
Peterson)
   - added Golden Troy Travel.                                (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - updated Voice of Turkey                                    (Aad
Roeleven)

   Revision 1.26  1997/02/27 23:16:07  Mustafa_Soysal
   - updated mailing list cyprus-l                           (Turgut
Durduran)
   - added geyik-l and ncyprus-l                             (Turgut
Durduran)
   - updated e-mail section information.                      (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - added MERHABA radio program in Toronto, Canada           (Mustafa
Soysal)

   Revision 1.25  1997/02/24 13:37:23  Mustafa_Soysal
   - removed Istanbul Travel, discontinued                    (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - added Prime Travel as I learned about
   - updated Picasso Travel
   - removed Tursan Travel, owner hangup on me...
   - verified Anadolu Travel
   - removed United World, YaSar Bey left
   - updated Moon Travel
   - removed Sunset Travel, all numbers discontinued
   - updated Sultan Travel numbers
   - removed Connection Tours, bad number
   - added URL for Turkish-FAQ
   - removed AySe'e Cafe, for not Turkish Food but Sephardic Food

   Revision 1.24  1994/04/11  13:40:13  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Mailing lists section modified.                          (Mustafa
Soysal)

   Revision 1.23  1994/04/07  01:18:03  Mustafa_Soysal
   - added HABERLER news list at trmetu.bitnet                (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - added US Mail contribution address for CDROM readers     (Mustafa
Soysal)
     without e-mail access.

   Revision 1.22  1994/03/29  03:21:12  Mustafa_Soysal
   - minor header change.                                     (Mustafa
Soysal)

   Revision 1.21  1994/03/29  02:29:02  Mustafa_Soysal
   - tr.bbs list placed on ftp site.                             (Uenal
Mutlu)
   - Argos Network Services removed due to inaccurate/misleading internet
     information submitted as of Dec 1, 1993                  (Mustafa
Soysal)

   Revision 1.20  1994/03/13  01:29:00  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Internet information added.                               (Mustafa
AkgUl)
   - Address changed in fonts section.                           (Bora
Baysal)
   - Ftp file information added.                                 (Ahmet
CoSar)
   - Mailing list cyprus-l added.                         (Murat E Duman
Oric)
   - Address for trknws-l changed.                                (Ed
Swingle)
   - Poem filename corrected.                                    (Sevig
Ayter)
   - Added phone prefix for Iskenderun under Hatay.       (Onur Lenk and
AT&T)
   - Added US Sprint number for calls from TR.               (Patrice
Lofthus)
   - Removed Turkish font info by Erol Esen upon his request.      (Erol
Esen)
   - Updated business hours for AySe's Courtyard.             (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Added BBS section               (Ed Swingle/Mustafa Soysal/Tolga
Yurderi)
   - Question to readers about Turkish Kitchen at 386 Third Ave in NY.
                                                              (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Added list of colleges/schools with Turkish classes.
                                                   (Evren Senol, Ahmet
Toprak)

   Revision 1.19  1993/11/14  01:26:46  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Only the 800 collect call number for PTT worked.         (Mustafa
Soysal)
     Others removed.

   Revision 1.18  1993/11/14  01:11:57  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Added UludaG Video                                          (Ali
Kayaalp)
   - Corrected fax number for Club America                    (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - 800 number for Istanbul Travel & Tours back in service   (Mustafa
Soysal)

   Revision 1.17  1993/11/04  18:38:17  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Removed TEL list (canceled).                             (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Added Newspaper HUrriyet                                   (Zeynel
Aksoy)

   Revision 1.16  1993/10/31  03:16:06  Mustafa_Soysal
   - New Section about Turkish publications                   (Mustafa
Soysal)

   Revision 1.15  1993/10/31  02:29:33  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Small addition to bitnet host addresses.                 (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - 800 number for Istanbul Travel canceled.                (Ahmet Murat
FiS)
   - Added AySe's Restaurant                                     (Melek
InOzU)
   - Izmir's phone number changes were missing                (Ali
DurgunoGlu)
   - Added Active Video (former BoGaziCi)                     (Orhan
SOylemez)
   - Added Marmaris Restaurant, TopkapI Restaurant.             (Murat
Tekalp)
   - Collect call via 800 number.                  (Metin GOkCen, Zafer
Latif)
   - Opened a new section about local associations.           (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Added short explanation on internet addresses            (Mustafa
Soysal)
     to domains in TR.

   Revision 1.14  1993/10/20  15:09:49  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Removed Moonangel restaurant from the list, closed.    (KUrSat
KIzIloGlu)

   Revision 1.13  1993/10/19  23:06:02  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Changed AM spacing info, thanks to Rich Wales,               (Rich
Wales)
     Ibrahim Semiz, and Suat Ayoz.
   - Added "Colloquial Turkish - BayraktaroGlu"            (Bruce V.
Schwartz)
     and "Turkish in Three Months".
   - Changed BBC broadcast hours                                   (Suat
Ayoz)
   - Changed WUVT broadcast hours                             (BahadIr Acune
r)

   Revision 1.12  1993/10/19  18:22:09  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Added very detailed information about phone number changes (Orhan
GOkCol)
     sent by Orhan GOkCol (UCGOKCOL.TRITU.Bitnet)  Special Thanks.
   - Added new section about Turkish Food, Restaurant           (Murat
Tekalp)
     information compiled by Murat Tekalp
   - Verified more travel agents                              (Mustafa
Soysal)

   Revision 1.11  1993/08/29  21:56:18  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Added Isparta to the area code list                      (Mustafa
Soysal)

   Revision 1.10  1993/08/29  15:51:39  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Changed submission e-mail address.                       (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Added another 800 number for Tursan Travel.              (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Removed bogus/old travel agency number [UNKNOWN?],       (Mustafa
Soysal)
     it was actually a number at University of New Hampshire
   - Removed bogus number for Istanbul Travel (868-3394)      (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Removed bogus listing for Hurturk, the numbers were      (Mustafa
Soysal)
     actually for Istanbul Travel & Tours, Inc.
     They have nothing to do with Hurturk.
   - Updated changed numbers for Freedom Travel               (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Updated numbers for THY                    (Giray Pultar, Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Updated numbers for Club America                         (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Updated listing for Picasso Travel                       (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Updated listing for United World                         (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Updated listing for Sunset Travel                        (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Blue Voyage changed name to Anadolu Travel               (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Noted change in TV broadcast, update to follow.          (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Updated radio broadcast for SW Virginia                       (Cem
Unsal)
   - Added radio broadcast info for Troy, NY area          (Seyfettin C
GUlen)
   - Updated index, restructured entries                      (Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Added more entries about Turkish fonts        (Mustafa Soysal, Erol
Esen,
                                                                  Bora
Baysal)
   - Added inet-tr and updated/restructured      (Erkan Tekman, Mustafa
AkgUl,
     information in the topic.                                 Mustafa
Soysal)
   - Translated and added area code change information        (Mustafa
Soysal)
     posted by haldun@wotangate.sc.ti.com to TRKNWS-L

   Revision 1.9  1993/05/25  23:07:01  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Minor header changes, summary, etc. (Mustafa Soysal)

   Revision 1.8  1993/05/24  16:59:01  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Changed FAQ maintainer address (Mustafa Soysal)

   Revision 1.7  1993/05/23  00:41:53  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Inserted additional information about calling to/from Turkiye
     using AT&T and MCI.  (Ibrahim Semiz)
   - Updated ftp infomation for ftp.cs.umn.edu.  (Ahmet Cosar)

   Revision 1.6  1993/05/03  01:50:34  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Added Texas phone numbers for Sultan Travel (Sazi Temel, Sabit Adanur)

   Revision 1.5  1993/04/09  22:33:36  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Turkish TV Program (Voice of Anatolia) added. (Mustafa Soysal)
   - Turkish Music Hour added to the list. (BahadIr Bilal Acuner)
   - ptt-l mailing list info updated. (Ahmet Toprak)
   - Mcimail TURKNEWS grouprate announcement. (Ahmet Toprak)
   - Added news.answers to the posted groups list. (Mustafa Soysal)
   - Added more electronic lists. (Jan-Arendt Klingel)
   - Removed turksci, and fortran mailing lists. (Dale Ross)
   - Updated language tutor and country code info. (Jan-Arendt Klingel)
   - Updated travel info on Ionian coast and beverages. (Ian Davis)
   - Removed Travel 24 Inc, and Istanbul Travel from travel agencies list.
     Updated area code for Picasso Travel.  (Mustafa Soysal)

   Revision 1.4  1992/12/11  00:00:00  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Bunch of new e-mail distribution lists added. (Mustafa Soysal, and
others)
   - Ftp site name and anonymous login name at cs.umn.edu changed. (Ahmet
Cosar)
   - Local broadcasts in the San Francisco Bay Area are listed now. (Ahmet
Toprak)
   - New network nodes added/updated. (SItkI Aytac, and others)
   - New poetry section. (Ahmet Cosar)

   Revision 1.3  1992/08/27  00:00:00  Mustafa_Soysal
   - Corrected tel's subscription address in the example.
     Corrected Short Wave List name to swl (was wl).
     Thanks to Selim Guncer for pointing it out.

   Revision 1.2  1992/07/27  18:01:00  Mustafa_Soysal
   Changed format a bit and added yoneylem mailing list at tritu
   upon Erdem Ince's request.
   Changed description of tsaa-l mailing list upon Hasan Cam's request.

   Revision 1.1  1992/07/23  18:00:34  Ahmet_Parlakbilek
   Initial revision


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