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Turkish Aeronautical Association
Türk Hava Kurumu

Formation	1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Founder	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Type	Aviation
Headquarters	Türk Hava Kurumu Genel Başkanlığı Atatürk Bulvarı No:33 06100 Opera - Ankara
Membership	FAI, IACE
Website	www.thk.org.tr

Turkish Aeronautical Association (Turkish: Türk Hava Kurumu - THK) is a non-profit organization with an aim of increasing public awareness and participation in aviation related activities and the national body governing air sports in Turkey. The association was founded with the name Türk Tayyare Cemiyeti (Turkish Aeroplane League) by the directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on February 16, 1925.^{[citation needed]}

During the 1940s, it operated a factory in Ankara producing aircraft of its own design as well as under licence from British manufacturer Miles.^[1] These manufacturing facilities were purchased in 1952 by MKEK,^[2] which produced the THK-15 design in quantity under the designation MKEK-4.

THK is a member of Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) since 1929, and has been an active participant in international air sports events and championships, including the organization of the 1st World Air Games hosted by THK in 1997.

The association also participates in aerial firefighting and agricultural chemical spraying operations whilst offering aircraft maintenance to third parties.^[3]

Training centers

Türkkuşu Training Center

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Türkkuşu Training Center in Ankara also serves as the headquarters of THK. Throughout years, Türkkuşu trained many talented aviators including Sabiha Gökçen the first female Turkish aviator.

The center offers courses on:

İnönü Training Center

Located in İnönü, Eskişehir, the center runs summer courses on the following air sports activities:

Parachuting
Gliding
Ballooning
Paragliding
Hang gliding

Selçuk (Ephesus) Training Center

This center in Selçuk, İzmir offers courses in:

Piloting
Gliding
Parachuting
Microlight training

Erzincan Training Center

Located in Erzincan, the center runs summer courses on the following air sports activities:

Parachuting
Gliding
Ballooning
Paragliding
Hang gliding

Karain Training Center

Located in Antalya, the center runs summer courses on the following air sports activities:

Parachuting
Gliding
Ballooning
Paragliding
Hang gliding

Aircraft

Notes

^ Gunston 1995, 304
^ Gunston 1995, 208
^ https://www.thk.org.tr/

References

Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.

External links

Official website of THK (Turkish, English, and French)
UÇANTÜRK, bimonthly journal of aeronautics and space published by THK

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