8 - ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION [E-mail]

8.1) How can I communicate with someone in Türkiye via e-mail?

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

EARN/BITNET nodes:

Node name	Organization			City		Contact (user-id)
emunivm1	East Mediterranean Uni		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
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          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 University	Ankara
bilkent.edu.tr          Bilkent University                      Ankara
hun.edu.tr		Hacettepe University			Ankara
gazi.edu.tr		Gazi University				Ankara
kho.edu.tr		Kara Harp Okulu (Military Academy)	Ankara
akdeniz.edu.tr          Akdeniz University                      Antalya
uludag.edu.tr           Uludag University                       Bursa
anadolu.edu.tr          Anadolu University                      Eskisehir
itu.edu.tr		Istanbul Teknik University		Istanbul
boun.edu.tr		Bogazici University			Istanbul
ku.edu.tr		Koc University				Istanbul
marun.edu.tr            Marmara University                      Istanbul
yildiz.edu.tr           Yildiz University                       Istanbul
ege.edu.tr		Ege University				Izmir
9eylul.edu.tr           Dokuz Eylul University                  Izmir
erciyes.edu.tr          Erciyes University                      Kayseri
omu.edu.tr		Ondokuz Mayis University		Samsun
yyu.edu.tr		Yüzüncü Yil University			Van
emu.edu.tr		East Mediterranean University		G.Magusa / 
					Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

tubitak.gov.tr          TÜBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Ankara
			Technical Research Council)
atom.gov.tr		Atom Enerjisi Kurumu			Ankara
mta.gov.tr		Maden Tetkik Arama			Ankara
ptt.gov.tr		Posta Telgraf Telefon (Turkish PTT)	Ankara
tcmb.gov.tr		TC Merkez Bankasi (Central Bank)	Ankara

aselsan.com.tr          Aselsan AS.                             Ankara
bimel.com.tr            Bimel AS.                               Ankara
info.com.tr             Info AS.                                Ankara
koc-unisys.com.tr       Koc-Unisys                              Istanbul
megatek.com.tr          Megatek AS.                             Istanbul
netas.com.tr            NETAS                                   Istanbul

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]

8.2) 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 listserv.metu.edu.tr 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
amiga-tr        amiga users             listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
autos-l		classic and sports cars	listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
bilfel		science and philosophy	listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
bio-dost        biological studies      listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
borsa-l		Turkish stock-exchange	listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
burc            Bogazici u. alum        listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
c_c++           c & c++ prog. lang.     listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
cclub-l		computer club list	listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
cevre-l		environmetal issues	listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
cmu-l           Commun. of Medit. Univ. listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
csp-l           cross sys. prod. disc.  listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
cyprus-l        discussion on Cyprus    listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
deniz-l		gemi insaati/deniz bil.	listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
dkb-l           dkb rt graph. int. dev. listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
dkbport		dkb rt port.2 oth.Plat.	listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
dost            Turkish scientists      listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
duvar-l		general announc./disc.	listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
esper-l		esperanto list		listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
exper-l		exper. on viral attacks	listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
eu              European Union          listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
friend-l        friend server disc.     listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
haberler        Daily news              listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
herb            medi. & arom. plants    listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
ieee-ege        IEEE Ege student branch listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
ieee-tr         IEEE Turkish chap.      listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
image-l		image proc. & app.	listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
inet-tr		Internet quest/ans.	listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
itu-l           I.T.U. alumni           listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
kimya-l         chemistry               listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
kitap-l         books                   listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
kutup-l         Turkish libraries       listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
macturk         mac users               listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
mountaineering	Mountaineering		listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
metu-l          METU alumni             listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
misc            misc. quest, req.       listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
multas-l        multitask prog for PC   listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
pascal-l        pascal language         listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
politika        Turkish politics        listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
progdil		programming languages	listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
ptt-l           everything-u            listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
sanat-l         arts                    listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
sinema-l        movies                  listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
senfoni         weekly commentory       listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
sysprg-l        system programmers      listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
swl-tr		SWL in Türkiye		listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
textiles        textiles, clothing      listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
tnng            Turkish neural netw.    listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
travel-l        tourism                 listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
tsaa-l          everything              listserv@purccvm.bitnet
turkce-l        Turkish as a science lang.   listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
turkmath        Turkish Math.           listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr
tv-l            tv discussions          listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
urban-l		urban planning		listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
uzay-l		Hava-Uzay Bilim ve Tek.	listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
virus-l         computer viruses        listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
vm-show         comics magazine         listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
yardimci        sistem ile ilgili       listserv@vm3090.ege.edu.tr
yoneylem        Turkish OR list         listserv@vm.cc.itu.edu.tr
yunus           Turkish tex users       listserv@listserv.metu.edu.tr

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

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

There are more which I have to verify, but here is one of them. The partly verified raw list is located at ftp.rahul.net:/pub/user/mistik/tr-faq/tr.bbs login with user name anonymous and use your e-mail address as password.

Name             Phone                                  Last Verified
Istanbul BBS	 90-216-368-1324  V32bis (14.4K)	MISTIK 940329

Seems nice/professional, and carries lots of tr.* newsgroups, and was operational on Monday 3-29-94 8:20am Turkish Time. (probably 24h service)


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