EBACE: Turkey takes Skyhawks to broaden the taste for aviation

Turkey's Türk Hava Kurumu (THK) has signed a deal to buy 10 Model 172 Skyhawk piston aircraft from Cessna
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This follows the successful introduction in 2010 of an initial cadre of six Skyhawks. Cessna will deliver all 10 in 2011.

THK is a non-profit organization devoted to increasing public awareness and participation in aviation-related activities and the national body governing   air sports in Turkey.

It was founded in 1925 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, regarded as the father of modern Turkey.