#504 Turkey 11/06/03

Vural sent me this nice cover from Turkey, thank you! It was posted in Kuşadası on June 3 and arrived on June 8, 2011.

The left stamp is part of a set of 4 stamps and depicts a lily flower. The set was issued on February 7, 2011.

The right stamp was issued on September 2, 2010. It commemorates the Japan Year 2010 and depicts the frigate “Ertuğrul“, which visited Japan in 1890.

#501 Turkey 10/12/09

Vecdi sent me this nice cover from Turkey, thank you! It was posted in Yarimca, Körfez on December 9 and arrived on December 16, 2010.

The set of two stamps commemorates the traditional Turkish art of rug making. The set was issued on November 17, 2010.

#470 Turkey 11/03/17

Vural sent me this nice cover from Turkey, thank you! It was posted in Nazilli on March 17.

The left 2011 stamp depicts a flower of the lilium genus. The right stamp is part of the set “The Sultan’s Boats”, which was issued on June 14, 2010.

#424 Turkey 10/02/15

Ahmet sent me this beautyful cover from Pasaport, Turkey, thank you!

The stamps are part of the 2010 Winter Olympics set, which was issued on February 12, 2010.

#394 Turkey 10/08/02

Thank you, Baris, for sending this nice cover from Heykel, Bursa, Turkey!

The cover was posted on August 2 and arrived on August 9,2010. The cover was carried onboard of the Airbus A319 on Lufthansa first flight LH3275 from Bursa to Munich.

The attached stamp is the EUROPA stamp, which was issued on May 9, 2010.

#346 Turkey 10/02/15

Another beautiful self-made cover by Ahmet from Pasaport, Turkey. Thank you

The left stamp is part of the 2010 Winter Olympics set, which was issued on February 12, 2010. The right is a definitive, which commemorates Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938).

#312 Turkey 10/02/15

Ahmet sent me this very nice cover from Pasaport, Turkey. The cover was posted on February 15, 2010, and has attached a stamp (issued February 12, 2010) commemorating the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and a definitive depicting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938).

#266 Turkey 09/09/11

Thank you, Ahmet, for this beautiful cover from Pasaport, Turkey.

The left stamp (issued March 16, 2009) commemorates the 5th World Water Forum 2009, which was held in Istanbul.

The two right stamps depict the founder of the Republic of Turkey: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938).

#117 Turkey 09/01/31

Cover from Turkey, posted in Heykel-Bursa on January 31, 2009.

Thank you, Baris, for this nice cover with a 2008 stamp of 80+10 kuruş commemorating the Istanbul railway station Sirkeci Garı!

Turkey 08/12/23

Cover from Turkey, posted in Pasaport/Izmir on December 23, 2008.

Ahmet sent me this nice cover with the 2008 Turkish EUROPA stamps, thank you!

Turkey 08/11/10

This beautiful cover was sent to me by Ahmet from Pasaport/Izmir. It was posted on November 10, 2008.

The top four stamps are of a 1960 set commemorating the spring flower festival in Istanbul. The bottom left two stamps were issued on July 10, 2007. They are part of a definitive series showing the 81 Turkish provinces. They depict the south-eastern province of Siirt. The bottom right stamp is the EUROPA stamp issued on May 9, 2008.

Eric wrote more on the stamps in this post of his blog.

Thank you for this beautiful cover!

Turkey 2008/07/31

Registered cover from Turkey, posted in Heykel, Bursa on July 31, 2008.

The stamps are a set depicting the famous satirical figure Nasreddin.

Baris, thank you for sending me this beautiful cover!