soc.culture.turkish Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ)

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

Contents:

Subject [Abbrev]

1 Visiting Türkiye [Travel]

  1. Where can I get cheap tickets to Türkiye?
  2. Can I take one or more camera/camcorder/laptop to Türkiye?
  3. Does my < insert any electrical device here > work in Türkiye?
  4. How can I have a long distance call from Türkiye?
  5. How can I call TR collect from the US? (800 numbers)
  6. New area codes for dialing to Türkiye (detailed)
  7. What beverages are available?
  8. Ionian Coast Info
2 Turkish Language [Language]

  1. What is the origin of Turkish?
  2. Is Turkish a hard-to-learn language?
  3. Which alphabet do people use in Türkiye?
  4. How can I use Turkish alphabet in Wordperfect/Mac/TeX?
  5. Additional font info for DOS/Windows/Mac/Unix
  6. Are there any books to learn Turkish?
  7. Is there a list of colleges offering Turkish classes?
3 Turkish Food [Food]

  1. Are there any Turkish restaurants in the US?
4 Radio Broadcasts [Broadcasts]

  1. Are there any Turkish radio/TV programmes in North America?
5 Turkish Videos and Music [Video]

  1. Where can I buy/rent Turkish Videos?
6 Turkish Associations [Local]

  1. Are there any Turkish Associations in my area?
7 Turkish Publications [Publications]

  1. Are there any Turkish Publications available for subscription?
8 Electronic Communication [E-mail]

  1. How can I communicate with someone in Türkiye via e-mail?
  2. Is there any electronic mail list for discussions related to Turkish people/culture etc.?
  3. Are there any e-mail services or BBS's in TR?
9 History [History]

10 Poetry [Poetry]

11 Latest FAQ History

FAQ 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@mistik.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

The HTML version of The Turkish FAQ (soc.culture.turkish faq) is prepared by Middle East Technical University Computer Center Informatics Group. Please send suggestions to

isg@knidos.cc.metu.edu.tr (Informatics Group)

Thank you for your cooperation in advance.

Archive-name: Turkish-FAQ

Version: 1.24 (1994/04/11)

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Egemen Metin TURAN (metin@knidos.cc.metu.edu.tr) - Metu CC - September 2, 1994