29 Ekim 1923 gunu, 19 Mayis 1919 gunu Samsun'da baslattiklari Istiklal Savasi mucadelesinin sonucunda Mustafa Kemal ATATURK ve silah arkadaslari tarafindan TURKIYE Cumhuriyeti kuruldu. Bu onemli gunun 85. yildonumunde TCSWAT ekibi TC85TC cagri isareti ile havada olacak. Ilk 85 direkt QSL kart PTT'nin bugun icin ozel cikarttigi pullar ve ozel TURKIYE CDsi ile yanitlanacak.

On 29 October 1923, Republic of Turkiye was founded by Mustafa Kemal ATATURK ( http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3130239EEA0FCDF038B3F 8D52AF93E16DFA ) and his comrades in arms after a fierce Independence War fought against the powerful, so-called victorious nations of World War I. This is the 85th anniversary of the day when a Nation stood up from the ashes of an Empire. Detailed info at http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCrkiye and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey .

TCSWAT will be on the air to celebrate this anniversary. Detailed information will be on the website. Hope to hear you on the bands.

The first 85 QSL cards recieved direct will be replied with special Turkish Post Office 85th Anniversary stamps together with a special CD about TURKIYE.