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1. ABSTRACT In this project, “Meteor Tracking Systems and Network” will be set up in Turkey for the first time and meteor orbits and velocities will be determined by these networks by video observation systems, tracking systems and the satellite images (i.e. Göktürk-2, Landsat and Google Earth 3D). One of the aims of this project is also to be recognized officially by the “International Astronomical Union (IAU)”. The exact coordinates of meteor falls will be located and visited on site in order to pick up meteorite samples. After collecting the samples from the craters, chemical, geological and structural analysis will be performed on these samples. These experiments consist of “IR, Raman Spectroscopies and SEM-EDX, XRD and XRF” analyses. After these analyses completed, national "Impact Crater and Meteorite Database" will be established and international impact and meteorite database will be updated by our data. On the other hand, information on fells, fires caused by meteor impact will also be investigated and catalogued via database of our “Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives” and “newspaper archives”. An official website will be opened for these results and catalogues. The information and the results will be edited, revised and published here, also by the help of the amateur observers and astronomers. These steps we are going to take will be crucial in order to lay a foundation of the “Meteoritics Science” for the first time in our country. During this project, a series of both national and international conferences, seminars and talks will be given. By this project, quality and the number of the international publications by our group in this area will be increased. As a consequence, collaboration and interaction with the scientists around the world will also be increased. On the other hand, especially it will be possible to build new research opportunities for the young scientists. These steps we are going to take will be crucial in order to lay a foundation of the “Meteoritics Science” in our country. During this project, a series of both national and international conferences, seminars and talks will be given. Finally, it is expected that the results of our project will contribute the scientific development of our country. In this framework, we are going to be in contact with the scientists whom we have already been exchanging ideas for a long time. (*Prof. Wolf Uwe REIMOLD, Museum fürNaturkünde, Germany, *Dr. Bill COOKE, NASA-MEO (Meteoroid Environment Office)-USA, *Dr. SonotaCo, SonotaCo Meteor Network-Japan, *Prof. Dr. Ralph Harvey, ANSMET-Antarctica, *Dr. Phil BLAND and Martin TOWNER, *DFN (Desert Fireball Network)-Imperial College-England, *IAU Meteor Data Center-Slovakia, *Paris History of Nature- MNHN, France, *Prairie Meteorite Center, Calgary University, Canada, *Spanish Photographic Meteor Network-Spain.) This project is going to play a key role for the researches in the fields of Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy. Besides, due to the seasonal meteor showers, it is possible that a meteor fall can cause a forest fire. In this regard, with the help of General Directorate of Forestry, it will be able to determine whether meteor falls cause the forest fires. Our hope in the near future is developing an Early Warning System for the meteors. Also with the collaboration of Natural History Museum of General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration it will be possible to exhibit these meteorites of Turkey. Keywords: Meteorite, Impact Crater, Meteor Tracking System, Infrared Spectroscopy, SEM-EDX, XRD&XRF, Raman Spectroscopy, Physics, Astrophysics, Geology, Geophysics, Mineralogy Turkish Meteor Surveillance Systems and Network: Impact Craters and Meteorites DatabaseUnsalan O.a,*, Ozel, M.E.b, Derman, E.c, Terzioglu, Z. c, Kaygisiz, E.a, Temel, T.a, Topoyan, D.a, Solmaz, A.d, Yılmaz, O.K.e, Esenoglu, H.H.a, Emrahoglu, N.f, Yilmaz A.aand Bolukbasi O.aaIstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey, bMaltepe University, İstanbul, Turkey,cAnkara University, Ankara, Turkey, dCagUniversity, Mersin, Turkey,eNamık Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey, fCag University, Solar Energy and Space Sicences Research and Application Center, Adana, Turkey,(*unsalan@istanbul.edu.tr) Top left: Set upstudies, Top right: WATEC902H2 cams Software (UFOCapture) Bottom Right: 1964 Çanakkale Meteorite Meteor Orbits Map after video observations by SonotaCo Network depending on their velocities Stations where the video observation systems will be set up in Turkey NEO (Near Earth Objects) Map (NASA) REFERENCES This study was supported by TUBITAK with the project code: MFAG/113F035 Unsalan O., Yılmaz A., Bölükbaşı O., Öztürk B., Esenoğlu H.H., Ildız G.O., Örnek C.Y. “Micro-Raman, FTIR, SEM-EDX and Structural Analysis of the Çanakkale Meteorite”, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 92, 250-5, (2012). 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