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1993/11/14 01:26:46

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
[e-mail] (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.  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
   -> Are there any books to learn Turkish?

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.?

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                               MISTIK930820
                      1-800-525-3632 (Travel Agents Sevin, sule, and Ani)
                      1-212-751-9053 Fax

ISTANBUL TRAVEL & TOURS, INC.                                      MISTIK931105
                      1-800-887-5493 (1-800-TURKIYE)
                      1-212-754-4888
                      1-212-838-7568
                      1-212-308-2350 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                               MISTIK931027
                      1-800-221-4969
                      1-212-953-7937 Fax

ANADOLU TRAVEL ...... 1-800-ANADOLU                                MISTIK930820
                      1-212-486-4012
                      1-212-486-4014 Fax

TURSAN .............. 1-800-451-6050                               MISTIK930820
                      1-800-875-0075
                      1-212-888-1180

UNITED WORLD ........ 1-201-523-5950 (YaSar Bey)                   MISTIK930820

SUNSET .............. 1-800-243-1500                               MISTIK930820
                      1-818-368-2324
                      1-818-366-3595 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)                  MISTIK931019
                      1-800-938-2FLY
                      1-212-564-5853 Fax

SULTAN TRAVEL         1-817-263-5804 Angle/ZUbeyde (Texas)         MISTIK931019
                      1-817-263-7004 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.
SULTAN TRAVEL ....... 1-416-923-7936 (Toronto)

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

CONNECTION TOURS .... 1-212-486-9633
                      1-800-

-> 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 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 [e-mail] and Zafer Latif [e-mail])

   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 are changing. The current ones
will be working until the end of 1993, but it is a good idea to start
using them now.  Calls to another area code in TR start with a '0',
and international calls start with '00'.  All phone numbers are being
changed to 7 digits.  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 will be 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   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 [e-mail] 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, the following information on
additionaly freely available fonts was provided by Erol Esen at Colorado
State University about his DOS/Windows fonts.  Furthermore, 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 Erol Esen
----------------------
A set of Turkish fonts are designed both for the DOS platform as well as
the Windows system. DOS fonts are designed to be used for those who have
 VGA monitors and EPSON printers. Windows fonts are to be used with the
Adobe Type Manager (ATM); you may use any printer your Windows system
supports. Windows fonts can be used for serious writing, as well as
informal. There are batch files that will assist you. If you have any
questions you can send an e-mail to: [e-mail]

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 [e-mail].
[maintainer's note: This address will expire after 8/31/93, use
                    [e-mail] instead.
]


-> 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 University
  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.


[Food]
TURKISH RESTAURANTS ..........................................................
Contributed by [e-mail] (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)
    [phone]

    Marmaris
    1131 Lexington Ave.
    New York, NY

    MartI
    1269 1st Ave.
    New York, NY
    (between 68th and 69th Street)
    [phone]

    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
    [phone]

in North Virginia

    TOPKAPI RESTAURANT
    3529 Chain Bridge Road (Rt. 123)
    Fairfax, Virginia  22030
    [phone]

in Michigan:
    AySe's Courtyard Cafe
    Turkish Cuisine
    1703 Plymouth Rd
    Ann Arbor, MI
    [phone]
    Mo-Fr: 10am-7pm
    Sat:   11am-5pm

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.

Radio Programmes:
Voice of Turkiye: (Everyday)
EUROPE   9795 kHz     21.00-22.00 GMT 31 mB. English
         9685         23.00-00.00     31     English
         9685         00.00-04.00     31     Turkish
        15267         05.01-00.00     19     Turkish
        15267         10.00-17.00     19     Turkish
         9460         17.00-23.00     31     Turkish
         9515         06.00-10.00     31     Turkish
         9515         11.00-16.00     31     Turkish

NORTH EAST
AMERICA
         9445         04.00-05.00     31      English
         9445         23.00-00.00     31      English
         9445         00.00-04.00     31      Turkish

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


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

-> Where can I buy/rent Turkish Videos?

   Active Video
   12-14 E 37th St
   New York, NY 10016
   [phone]

   UludaG Video
   Brooklyn, NY
   [phone]


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


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

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

Phone:  [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

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


HURRIYET
--------
Turkish Daily Newspaper
[phone] Voice
[phone] 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

For mail access to EARN/BITNET nodes from internet, append .bitnet to
the node name.

[maintainer's note:  due to the nature of the internet, a complete
                     list of the internet domains would be inappropiate for
                     this FAQ.  Universities can be reached under their
                     domain name as in domain.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 Turkish Radio Hour News List (trknws-l) is important for
keeping up with the recent news and therefore should be mentioned here.
Also, please note that Mcimail is offering a special e-mail subscription
under TURKNEWS grouprate to the subscribers of trknws-l.  The first year
costs $15, and $25 thereafter.  Contact Bret Fisherkeller or Terri
Malone at [phone] 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
-------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------
amiga-tr amiga users                [e-mail] sub amiga-tr fullname
autos-l  classic and sports cars    [e-mail]  sub autos-l fullname
bilfel   science and philosophy     listserv@
bio-dost biological studies         [e-mail] sub bio-dost fullname
borsa-l  Turkish stock-exchange     [e-mail] sub borsa-l fullname
burc     Bogazici U. alumni         [e-mail] sub burc fullname
c_c++    c & c++ prog. lang. list   [e-mail]  sub c_c++ fullname
cclub-l  computer club list         [e-mail] sub cclub-l fullname
cevre-l  environmetal issues        [e-mail] sub cevre-l fullname
cmu-l    Commun. of Medit. Univ.    [e-mail] sub cmu-l fullname
csp-l    cross Sys. Prod. Disc.     [e-mail] sub csp-l fullname
deniz-l  gemi insaati/deniz bil.    [e-mail]  sub deniz-l fullname
dkb-l    dkb rt graph. interf. dev. [e-mail]  sub dkb-l fullname
dkbport  dkb rt port. 2 oth. Platf. [e-mail]  sub dkbport fullname
dost     Turkish scientists         [e-mail] sub dost fullname
duvar-l  general announc./disc.     [e-mail]  sub duvar-l fullname
esper-l  esperanto list             [e-mail] sub esper-l fullname
exper-l  exper. on viral attacks    [e-mail] sub exper-l fullname
friend-l friend server discussions  [e-mail] sub friend-l fullname
herb     medicinal and arom. plants [e-mail] sub herb fullname
ieee-ege ieee Ege student branch    [e-mail] sub ieee-ege fullname
ieee-tr  ieee Turkish chap.         [e-mail]  sub ieee-tr fullname
image-l  image proc. & applications [e-mail] sub image-l fullname
inet-tr  Internet quest/answers [e-mail] sub inet-tr fullname
itu-l    I.T.U. alumni              [e-mail]  sub itu-l fullname
kimya-l  chemistry                  [e-mail] sub kimya-l fullname
kitap-l  books                      [e-mail]  sub kitap-l fullname
kutup-l  Turkish libraries          [e-mail] sub kutup-l fullname
macturk  mac users                  [e-mail] sub macturk fullname
mount-l  Mountaineering             [e-mail] sub mount-l fullname
metu-l   METU alumni                [e-mail] sub metu-l fullname
misc     misc. questions, requests  [e-mail] sub misc fullname
multas-l multitasking progr. for PC [e-mail] sub multas-l fullname
pascal-l pascal language            [e-mail] sub pascal-l fullname
politika Turkish politics           [e-mail]  sub politika fullname
progdil  programming languages      [e-mail] sub progdil fullname
ptt-l    everything-u               [e-mail] sub ptt-l fullname
sanat-l  arts                       [e-mail]  sub sanat-l fullname
sinema-l movies                     [e-mail]  sub sinema-l fullname
senfoni  weekly commentory          [e-mail] sub senfoni fullname
sysprg-l system programmers list    [e-mail]  sub sysprg-l fullname
swl-tr   SWL in Turkiye             [e-mail]  sub swl-tr fullname
textiles textiles, clothing         [e-mail] sub textiles fullname
tnng     Turkish neural netw. group [e-mail] sub tnng fullname
travel-l tourism discussions        [e-mail] sub travel-l fullname
trknws-l news                       [e-mail]  sub trknws-l fullname
tsaa-l   everything                 [e-mail] sub tsaa-l fullname
turkce-l Turkish as a science lang. [e-mail]  sub turkce-l fullname
turkmath Turkish Math.              [e-mail] sub turkmath fullname
tv-l     tv discussions             [e-mail] sub tv-l fullname
urban-l  urban planning             [e-mail] sub urban-l fullname
uzay-l   Hava-Uzay Bilim ve Tekn.   [e-mail]  sub uzay-l fullname
virus-l  computer viruses           [e-mail]  sub virus-l fullname
vm-show  comics magazine            [e-mail] sub vm-show fullname
yardimci sistem ile ilgili tartisma [e-mail] sub yardimci fullname
yoneylem Turkish OR list            [e-mail]  sub yoneylem fullname
yunus    Turkish tex users          [e-mail] sub yunus fullname

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. "fullname" should be your first and last name.


[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  there including recently posted Oztuna
articles and excerpts from Coles. You  may contact to [e-mail],
if you would like to upload any information  on this topic.

[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 "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 [e-mail] 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_Eskittik
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:
-------------------
sct.faq,v
   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 Acuner)

   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 [e-mail] 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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