Internet Activity in Turkey

Internet connections

As of Summer 1995, Turkey's only gateway to the Internet is through a line connecting Middle East Technical University in Ankara to the USA. This 64Kbps line is leased by Türk Telekom for $150,000 / year.

Hosts within Turkey are connected to each other -- and to METU -- through X.25 lines, supplied by Turpak, a subsidiary of Türk Telekom (previously PTT).

Smaller sites use dial-up for connecting to Internet hosts.

Internet hosts in Turkey

As of August 1995, the following 48 locations run their own Internet hosts:

edu domain

Abant University

Anadolu University

Bilkent University

Bogaziçi University

Ege University

Feyziye Mektepleri Vakfi Isik High School

Gazi University

Gaziantep University

Hacettepe University

Istanbul Technical University

Kafkas University

Koç GN Server

Maras University

Marmara University

Mimar Sinan University

Middle East Technical University

Tübitak (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Institution)

Military Academy (Kara Harp Okulu)

9 Eylül University - Faculty of Science

Robert College

Uludag University

Yildiz Teknik University - Istanbul

gov domain

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ankara and Embassies

Tübitak

Marmara GMBAE

MAM

Central Bank

Southeast Anatolian Project (GAP) - Urfa

Southeast Anatolian Project (GAP) - Ankara

National Library (under construction)

com domain

State International Trade (DUT) - Istanbul

Aselsan

Bilkom

Aegean District Chamber of Industry (Ege Bölgesi Sanayi Odasi)

Sabah Group

Bimel (Sisco Info)

Konsan Inc. - Izmir

Best Ltd.

Logo

net domain

TR-NET

org domain

Turkish Mathematical Society

Operational Research Society of Turkey

IEEE Turkey Section

Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)

Turkish Informatics Society (Türk Bilgisayarcilik Dernegi)

Turkish Librarians Society (TKD)

Çevre Vakfi

Chambers of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Turkish World Wide Web servers

Of those internet hosts, the following have Web servers (this is not a full list):

edu domain

Bilkent University

Bogaziçi University

Gaziantep University

Istanbul Technical University

Middle East Technical University

Tübitak (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Institution)

Military Academy (Kara Harp Okulu)

9 Eylül University - Faculty of Science

gov domain

Tübitak

Marmara GMBAE

MAM

Central Bank

Southeast Anatolian Project (GAP) - Urfa

Southeast Anatolian Project (GAP) - Ankara

org domain

IEEE Turkey Section

Other on-line services

The first all-Turkish private on-line information service was launched by TAM Bilgisayar Hizmetleri A.S. (TAM Computer Services Inc.) in 1993. This was a credit reporting service that provided information through modem, fax-on-demand, or operator-assisted telephone. The service, named Risk Control Center (Risk Kontrol Merkezi - RKM) had limited success, due to the lack of confidence on the retailers' behalf. It was followed by another on-line service, called Rega for "Resmi Gazete," or The Official Newspaper. Rega is similar to Lexis/Nexis in the United States, with the exception that it carries only one paper. This new service has indexed and keyword search capability, and can be accessed either on-line by modem or through a phone/operator/fax system. Rega is currently a huge success in Turkey.

None of TAM Computer's services was available through the Internet as of September 1995, but the company is currently planning to enter the Internet business soon.

Other on-line services in Turkey include Reuters news agency, and Dow-Jones Telerate for financial information and analysis.

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