FighterControl

Hi just looking for any info regarding photography at the above.going to turkey next week for a two week break and with konya air base only being a couple of hundred miles away from Antalya may hire a car and go over for the day.
Anybody experienced going to this base? And if so is photography allowed?are you close to the aircraft etc or would you risk being arrested.
Any info would be gratefully appreciated.
Regards
Mark
P.s perhaps I could show them my pictures of their f16's at leeming last year.

Best not, you almost certainly will be arrested.

Wouldn't even consider it for one minute. Almost guarantee some time in a Turkish prison!

Thanks for the heads up saved from a midnight express hell.heres hoping for some mil activity at antalya ?
Rgds
Mark

I spent a week at Konya on an Exercise Anatolian Eagle a couple of years back. Despite being in uniform, holding a base permit and asking as politely as possible if I could photograph the preserved aircraft just past the main gate, I was told under no circumstances was I allowed a camera anywhere on the base. It's not a very friendly place and you make the right choice by taking on board the above comments.

Hope to help and sorry it's not more cheerful.

It's worth a drive out to Konya if you've got the time, it's a fantastic drive!
We drove from Side via Beysehir to visit Catalhuyuk, south-east of Konya but it was an eleven hour round trip in a hire car and if you've never driven in Turkey it's an 'interesting' run
But it's well worth it for the fantastic scenery particularly from the top of the pass before you start dropping down to Beysehir and if you can find it on a map, Tashkent is worth a visit to see the Para memorial at the head of the valley.