Worldwide Stamp New Issues - Turkey.

Last updated 1 February 2002.

The following stamps are registered, copyrighted and are the property of the country and their agent, the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation, New York City, United States of America.

Some of the information here is deduced from stamps in my own collection. Some sets mentioned here may contain other values not noted.

• 1997. Official Stamp.
  • 25,000 lira. Blue and red pattern.
• 1997. 50th Anniversary of the Fight against Cancer.
  • 25,000 lira + 5000 lira. Anti Cancer Emblem.
• 1997. 50th Anniversary of Pakistani Independence.
  • 25,000 lira + 5000 lira. Portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
• 1997. The Turkish Van Cat.
  • 25,000 lira. Hindquarters of cat.
  • 50,000 lira. Rear legs of cat.
  • 75,000 lira. Front legs of cat.
  • 150,000 lira. Head of cat.
    These four stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1997. Europa Stamps.
  • 25,000 lira. Figures flying on peacock.
  • 70,000 lira. Figures flying on duck.
• 1997, May 13. Turkish Language Celebration Day.
  • 25,000 lira. "ABC" and Statue.
• 1997. Definitive Stamps. Orchids.
  • 25,000 lira. Orchid.
  • 70,000 lira. Orchid.
• 1997. World Environment Day. Erosion.
  • 35,000 lira. Desert.
• 1997. 25th Anniversary of the Istanbul International Festival.
  • 15,000 lira. Festival emblem.
  • 25,000 lira. Festival emblem.
  • 70,000 lira. Festival emblem.
  • 75,000 lira. Festival emblem.
  • 100,000 lira. Festival emblem.
• 1997. Traditional Turkish Houses. Series 5.
  • 25,000 lira. Traditional house.
  • 40,000 lira. Traditional house.
  • 80,000 lira. Traditional house.
  • 100,000 lira. Traditional house.
• 1997. Official Stamps.
  • 40,000 lira. Blue pattern.
  • 250,000 lira. Green pattern.
• 1997. Definitive Stamps. Flowers.
  • 40,000 lira. White flowers.
  • 100,000 lira. Poinsettias.
• 1997. 1st World Air Games.
  • 40,000 lira. Hang gliding.
  • 40,000 lira. Gliding.
  • 100,000 lira. Ballooning.
  • 100,000 lira. Model aircraft.
• 1997. 11th World Forestry Congress.
  • 50,000 lira. Congress emblem.
• 1997. 15th General Meeting of the Union of European Gymnastics.
  • 100,000 lira. Gymnast.
• 1997. Turkish Women's Head Coverings. Series 1.
  • 50,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 50,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 100,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 100,000 lira. Head covering.
• 1998. Winter Olympic Games, Nagano.
  • 125,000 lira. Skier, facing right.
  • 125,000 lira. Skier, facing left.
• 1998, March 18. Memorial Statues. Joint issue with New Zealand.
  • 125,000 lira "With Great Respect to the Mehmetcik", statue by Professor Tankut Oktem, Canakkale, Gallipoli.
  • 125,000 lira "Mother with Children", statue by Lyndon Smith, Hall of Memories, National War Memorial, Wellington.
    I would like to thank New Zealand Post for their permission to reprint information formerly available at their web site. Click here to visit the New Zealand Post Web Site.
• 1998, April 18. International Year of the Ocean.
  • 50,000 lira. Turtle.
  • 75,000 lira. Squid.
  • 125,000 lira. Crab.
  • 125,000 lira. Fish.
    These four stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1998, May 1. Tulips.
  • 50,000 lira. Yellow tulips.
  • 75,000 lira. Red tulips.
  • 100,000 lira. Purple tulips.
  • 125,000 lira. Orange tulips.
• 1998, May 5. Europa Stamps.
  • 100,000 lira. Portrait, Turkish flag and house.
  • 150,000 lira. Turkish flag, portrait and children with world flags.
    These two stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1998. World Environment Day. Owls.
  • 150,000 lira. Owls on branches.
  • 150,000 lira. Owl in flight, and owl on branch.
    These two stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1998. Official Stamps.
  • 40,000 lira. Blue pattern.
  • 100,000 lira. Brown pattern.
  • 200,000 lira. Brown pattern.
  • 500,000 lira. Brown pattern.
• 1998. Official Stamp.
  • 75,000 lira. Purple pattern on orange background.
• 1998. Contemporary Theatre Arts.
  • 75,000 lira. Dancers.
  • 100,000 lira. Cellist.
  • 150,000 lira. Ballerina.
• 1998, August 20. Definitive Stamps. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 150,000 lira Brown and red. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 175,000 lira Brown and purple. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 250,000 lira Red and brown. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 500,000 lira Purple and brown. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
• 1998. 75th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic.
  • 175,000 lira. "75", crescent and star.
  • 275,000 lira. Crescent, star and silhouette of Kemal Ataturk.
    Each of these stamps was also issued in an imperforate miniature sheet.
• 1998. Turkish Women's Head Coverings. Series 2.
  • 75,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 75,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 175,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 175,000 lira. Head covering.
• 1998, December 10. Human Rights.
  • 75,000 lira + 25,000 lira. Jigsaw pieces.
  • 175,000 lira + 25,000 lira. Blue heart and figures.
• 1998. Centenary of the Gulhane Military Medical Academy.
  • 75,000 lira + 10,000 lira. Arms and buildings.
• 1998. Undenominated Stamps. Famous People.
  • No value ("T"). Portrait and scene.
  • No value ("T"). Portrait and scene.
  • No value ("T"). Portrait and scene.
  • No value ("M"). Portrait and scene.
  • No value ("M"). Portrait and scene.
• 1999. Centenary of Kemal Ataturk's Entry into the Military Academy.
  • 75,000 lira + 5,000 lira. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk, and Soldiers.
• 1999. 50th Anniversary of N.A.T.O.
  • 200,000 lira. N.A.T.O. Emblem and "50".
• 1999, April 12. 700th Anniversary of the Ottoman Empire.
  • 175,000 lira. Painting.
  • 175,000 lira. Painting.
  • 175,000 lira. Painting.
  • 200,000 lira. Court scene (Miniature sheet).
  • 200,000 lira. Castle, horse and rider (Miniature sheet).
• 1999. 50th Anniversary of the Council of Europe.
  • 175,000 lira + 10,000 lira. "e" Emblem.
• 1999, May 5. Europa Stamps. National Parks.
  • 175,000 lira. Scenery.
  • 200,000 lira. Scenery.
• 1999. Official Stamps. Undenominated stamps.
  • No value ("R"). Blue pattern on blue background.
  • No value ("RT"). Brown pattern on red background.
• 1999. World Environment Day. Birds.
  • 100,000 lira. Wading bird.
  • 200,000 lira. Wading bird.
    These two stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
  • 100,000 lira. Two ducks.
  • 200,000 lira. Two birds on branches.
    These two stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1999, June 22. National Congresses during the War of Independence.
  • 100,000 lira. Street scene and three men.
  • 100,000 lira. Portraits of three seated men.
  • 200,000 lira. Building and trees.
  • 200,000 lira. Street scene and standing man.
    These four stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 1999. Plastic Arts.
  • 250,000 lira. Sculpture.
  • 250,000 lira. Sculpture.
• 1999, September 19. World Tourism Day.
  • 125,000 lira. Mosaic.
  • 125,000 lira. Statue.
  • 225,000 lira. Tree.
  • 225,000 lira. Ship.
• 1999, October 1. Dams.
  • 225,000 lira. Dam.
  • 250,000 lira. Dam.
• 1999. Definitive Stamps. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 225,000 lira Black and brown. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 250,000 lira Purple and brown. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 500,000 lira Green and red. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 1,000,000 lira Red and black. Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
• 1999, October 15. Earthquake in Turkey.
  • 225,000 lira. Daisies in Hands.
  • 250,000 lira. Handshake and scenes of destruction.
• 1999. Turkish Women's Head Coverings. Series 3.
  • 150,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 150,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 250,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 250,000 lira. Head covering.
• 1999. Silk Road Caravanserais.
  • 150,000 lira. Ancient city.
  • 250,000 lira. Ancient city.
• 2000. The Millennium.
  • 275,000 lira. Satellite and view of Earth.
  • 300,000 lira. Seal.
• 2000, March 16. Merchant Ships.
  • 125,000 lira. Steamship.
  • 150,000 lira. Steamship.
  • 275,000 lira. Steamship.
  • 300,000 lira. Steamship.
• 2000. Official Stamps.
  • 50,000 lira. Blue pattern on pink background.
  • 75,000 lira. Red pattern on green background.
  • 500,000 lira. Brown pattern on blue background.
  • 1,250,000 lira. Black pattern on yellow background.
• 2000. 80th Anniversary of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
  • 275,000 lira. Emblems as bouquet of flowers.
  • 300,000 lira. Emblems as seedlings.
• 2000. Europa Stamp.
  • 300,000 lira. Children and stars.
• 2000. Faith Tourism.
  • 275,000 lira + 10,000 lira. Religious symbols and night sky.
  • 300,000 lira + 10,000 lira. Tapestry.
• 2000. World Environment Day. Birds.
  • 275,000 lira. Ducks.
  • 275,000 lira. Stilts.
    These two stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
  • 275,000 lira. Eagle.
  • 275,000 lira. Woodpeckers.
    These two stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2000. The Yoruks and the High Plateau.
  • 300,000 lira. Women and carpets.
  • 300,000 lira. Women in field.
  • 300,000 lira. Left hand side of tent.
  • 300,000 lira. Right hand side of tent.
    These four stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2000. Turkish Women's Head Coverings. Series 4.
  • 275,000 lira. Head covering from Curum.
  • 275,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 275,000 lira. Head covering.
  • 275,000 lira. Head covering from Izmir.
• 2000. Our Cultural Heritage.
  • 150,000 lira + 25,000 lira. Round tower.
  • 200,000 lira + 25,000 lira. Stone statue of a horse.
  • 275,000 lira + 25,000 lira. Square tower.
  • 300,000 lira + 25,000 lira. Octagonal tower.
• 2000. Commanders of the Turkish War of Independence.
  • 100,000 lira. Portrait.
  • 200,000 lira. Portrait.
  • 275,000 lira. Portrait.
  • 300,000 lira. Portrait.
• 2000. Olympic Games, Sydney.
  • 125,000 lira. Rhythmic gymnastics.
  • 150,000 lira. Swimming.
  • 275,000 lira. High jumping.
  • 300,000 lira. Archery.
• 2000. Definitive Stamps. Flowers.
  • 250,000 lira. Flower.
  • 275,000 lira. Crocus.
  • 500,000 lira. Flower.
  • 1,250,000 lira. Flower.
• 2000. Our Cultural Heritage.
  • 200,000 lira. Arslan Batai.
  • 275,000 lira. Karasac Ana.
  • 300,000 lira. Hoca Abmer Yesevi.
• 2000. Official Stamps. Undenominated stamps.
  • No value ("R"). Blue pattern on yellow background.
  • No value ("RT"). Blue pattern on white background.
• 2001. The Turksat 2A Satellite.
  • 200,000 lira. Satellite, rocket and view of Earth from space.
• 2001. Turkish Women's Traditional Costumes.
  • 200,000 lira. Costume.
  • 200,000 lira. Costume.
  • 325,000 lira. Costume.
  • 325,000 lira. Costume.
• 2001. Turkish Women's Head Coverings. Series 5.
  • 200,000 lira. Head covering from Mersin - Silifke.
  • 250,000 lira. Head covering from Sivas.
  • 425,000 lira. Head covering from Aydin.
  • 450,000 lira. Head covering from Hakkari.
• 2001. Europa Stamps.
  • 450,000 lira. Lake.
  • 500,000 lira. Waterfall.
• 2001. "Golden Wings". Pilots and Aircraft.
  • 250,000 lira. Pilot and early aircraft.
  • 300,000 lira. Pilot and early aircraft.
  • 450,000 lira. Pilot and early aircraft.
  • 500,000 lira. Pilot and early aircraft.
• 2001. 120th Anniversary of the Death of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 300,000 lira. Flag and portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
  • 450,000 lira. Building and portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
• 2001. World Environment Day. Birds.
  • 300,000 lira. Bird on branch, and eggs in nest.
  • 300,000 lira. Bird in branches.
    These two stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
  • 450,000 lira. Bird in branches.
  • 450,000 lira. Hoopoe on branch.
    These two stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2001, June 27. "Do It Yourself" Self-made Stamps.
  • 250,000 lira.
  • 300,000 lira.
  • 350,000 lira.
  • 400,000 lira.
• 2001, July 16. Horses.
  • 250,000 lira + 25,000 lira.
  • 300,000 lira + 25,000 lira.
  • 350,000 lira + 25,000 lira.
  • 400,000 lira + 25,000 lira.
• 2001. Merchant Vessels.
  • 250,000 lira.
  • 300,000 lira.
  • 350,000 lira.
  • 400,000 lira.
• 2001. Medicinal Herbs.
  • 250,000 lira.
  • 300,000 lira.
  • 450,000 lira.
  • 500,000 lira.
  • 1,750,000 lira.
• 2001. Coins.
  • 250,000 lira.
  • 300,000 lira.
  • 350,000 lira.
  • 400,000 lira.
• 2001. Cultural Assets.
  • 250,000 lira + 25,000 lira.
  • 300,000 lira + 25,000 lira.
  • 350,000 lira + 25,000 lira.
  • 400,000 lira + 25,000 lira.
• 2001. The Silk Road.
  • 250,000 lira.
  • 350,000 lira.
• 2001. Faith Tourism.
  • 275,000 lira + 10,000 lira.
  • 300,000 lira + 10,000 lira.

Turkish Philatelic Links.

Gultekin Ozaltinordu used to maintain a comprehensive on-line catalogue of Turkish stamps at http://members.xoom.com/ozaltino1/stamp.htm including new issue information for 1999 at http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/ozaltino1/1999.htm ; however, this site has now disappeared.

Turkish new issue information can be found on the web site of the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation at http://www.igpc.net/ .

A catalogue of Turkish stamps is available at http://www.turkishstampscenter.com/ .

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