OrOrienteering is a sport that aims to locate designated control points using a map and compass in the shortest possible time. Due to its integration with nature and its combination of physical endurance and mental strategy, it appeals to a broad participant base.HistoryOrienteering emerged in the late 19th century in Sweden as a military training method. Over time, it expanded into civilian activities and became a global sport with the founding of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) i
ENKerim Ensar Garip

THIS IS MY LEARNING MATERIAL.Ali Macar Reis was a sailor and cartographer who served in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century. The atlas bearing his name, the Ali Macar Reis Atlas, is among the early modern examples of Ottoman maritime cartography. The work contains data on the production and use of geographical knowledge in its time. As it includes not only Mediterranean-based portolan charts but also a world map, it stands out as one of the distinctive examples within Ottoman cartography.
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Aleyna Kavaklıoğlu

The concept mapping method is a graphical teaching, learning, and assessment strategy that enables individuals to visualize concepts within their knowledge structures and the meaningful relationships between these concepts through two-dimensional diagrams.First developed in 1972 by Joseph D. Novak and his research team at Cornell University, this method emerged to track changes in students’ knowledge structures over extended educational processes. Concept maps, directly linked to constructivist
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Muhammed Samed Acar

Türkiye’s Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a planning process aimed at organizing, through a scientific multisectoral and sustainable approach, the diverse activities occurring in marine and coastal areas. In this context, the first academic MSP map of Türkiye, prepared by the Ankara University National Research Center for Maritime Law (DEHUKAM), was made available online on 16 April 2025.Definition and Scope of PlanningMSP is a process that organizes activities conducted simultaneously in marin
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Edanur Karakoç

The original name of Piri Reis is Muhyiddin Pîrî, and he is regarded as one of the most prolific figures in 16th-century Ottoman maritime history, both militarily and scientifically. He held high-ranking positions in the navy during the reigns of Yavuz Sultan Selim and Suleiman the Magnificent, but he gained his lasting fame through his works that entered the history of world cartography. His career, which spanned from piracy (gaza) to official state admiralship, ended with his execution amid po
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Geomatics EngineeringTürkiye'de bulunan bazı üniversitelerde Harita Mühendisliği adı altında da eğitim verilmektedir. Uluslararası camiada Geomatik Mühendisliği (Geomatics Engineering) olarak geçmektedir.">【1】 is the engineering discipline concerned with the acquisition, processing, analysis, management, and presentation of spatial (geographic) data related to the Earth's surface and objects associated with it. This field encompasses a broad range of technological tools and methods, starting
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Salih Bozkurt

The Mapmaking Museum is an interesting place where you can see old maps showing different parts of the world and our own country, along with the instruments used to create them. Maps are drawings that indicate where a region is located, its boundaries, and its key points. Have you ever looked at maps and become curious about places you did not know? This museum helps you understand how mapmaking has changed from the past to the present and how important it has been.Time TravelThe Mapmaking Museu
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Nida Üstün

Piri Reis is a book in the Dersimiz Dahiler series by Lopus Yayınları, designed for children. The life, sea voyages, and maps of Piri Reis, the renowned Ottoman navigator, cartographer, and geographer, are presented in this book in a simple and accessible style. While encouraging young readers to develop an interest in exploration, seafaring, and geography, the book also introduces them to this historical figure through an educational lens.SubjectThe book narrates Piri Reis’s journey from childh
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Derya Topçu