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| 1 | "Filli Vanilli" | ... that the title of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "Filli Vanilli" references the lip-syncing scandal of the German-French R&B duo Milli Vanilli? | — | 24 November 2021, 12h | 103.8 | I was always a bit "eh" when it came to featured content. One day I just said "fuck it" and nominated this, which was my latest creation at that time. Worst-performing hook to date. |
| 2 | SoloTürk | ... that the aerobatic demonstration aircraft (pictured) used by SoloTürk is also used in military operations of the Turkish Air Force? | .jpg)
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23 December 2021, 24h | 709.4 | |
| - | Akuşağı, Baskil | ... that the villagers of Akuşağı in Turkey have used their tractors to take tourists to a local attraction? | — | 8 January 2022, 12h | 165.7 | While I'm given credits for this, I almost haven't had any contribution in its fivefold expansion, and my name only had to be included to make it eligable for DYK. |
| 3 | Deli Mike | ... that from 1996 to 2019, Turkish Airlines operated an aircraft that would not move a meter on the ground when "she didn't feel like it"? | — | 15 January 2022, 12h | 984.7 | A popular plane in Turkish aviation that didn't have an article. Listed on That Wikipedia List. |
| 4 | "The Perfect Pear" | ... that the main storyline of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "The Perfect Pear" comes from a long-running joke among the show's staff? | — | 4 March 2022, 24h | 283.0 | |
| 5 | Bayraktar (song) | ... that a Ukrainian soldier has written a song dedicated to the Turkish combat drone Bayraktar TB2? | — | 9 April 2022, 12h | 308.1 | Found this in a terrible state while patrolling new pages. Draftified it, then improved it myself in a few days because it was hilarious. |
| 6 | Uzunköprü Bridge | ... that the Uzunköprü Bridge was the longest bridge in the Ottoman Empire and later Turkey for 530 years until 1973, when it was surpassed by the Bosphorus Bridge? | — | 17 June 2022, 24h | 498.8 | A bridge that I crossed many times. Such a historic bridge, yet it had only a few paragraphs of text on any Wikipedia. Wasn't too difficult to fivefold the prose. |
| 7 | Turkish Airlines fleet | ... that when expanding the airline's fleet in 1989, the directors of Turkish Airlines did not fulfil the request of Turkey's president to buy the Boeing 747, and ordered the Airbus A340 (example pictured) instead? | _(cropped).jpg)
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31 July 2022, 12h | 395.4 | Splitting this into a seperate article from Turkish Airlines in 2018 was one of the first things I ever did on Wikipedia. I was stupid back then and did almost everything wrong, and it was merged back later. I started working on making this a proper article in January 2022. It was moved into the mainspace 6 months later. It took me 4 years to finalize what I always wanted to do. |
| 8 | Turkish Airlines Flight 301 | ... that Turkish prime minister Bülent Ecevit's first order in office was to send the minister of transport to the crash site of Turkish Airlines Flight 301 (aircraft pictured)? | 
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3 September 2022, 12h | 1072.6 | Despite not being too interesting to me, this is my best-performing hook to date. |
| 9 | Vecihi K-VI | ... that after building Turkey's first airplane (pictured), its builder was sentenced to jail for flying it without a permit? | 
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18 September 2022, 24h | 591.3 | |
| 10 | 1972 Turkish Airlines Adana crash | ... that a Turkish Airlines aircraft that crashed in 1972 had been due to carry Turkish Prime Minister Nihat Erim later that day? | — | 30 September 2022, 24h | 265.9 | |
| 11 | Geliyoo | ... that the search engine of Geliyoo was found to be retrieving its results from Google, in contrast to the company's claims of spending 10 million Turkish liras on development? | — | 6 October 2022, 24h | 273.3 | How much do I hate someone promoting their company on Wikipedia? Enough to get it to GA status and run a criticizing hook about them on DYK. |
| - | Oil and natural gas refining in Turkmenistan | ... that while oil and gas production is a large part of Turkmenistan's economy, there are only two oil refineries in Turkmenistan? | — | 9 October 2022, 24h | 138.1 | Officially not credited for this. This article had a significant portion of its text copied from a source in the public domain with proper attribution. However, according to the length requirements, all of the copied text did not count as new content, which I missed before approving as the reviewer. Once it got on the main page it spawned this discussion on the nominators talk; when it became clear that the article wasn't eligible Theleekycauldron started copy-editing and I added new content with new sources. Once it was resolved, the nominator blanked the discussion without much input. |
| 12 | Vecihi Hürkuş | ... that Turkish aviation pioneer Vecihi Hürkuş had to transport his second plane to Prague just to get it certified? | — | 16 October 2022, 12h | 127.7 | |
| 13 | De Boom Die Alles Zag | ... that a grey poplar in Amsterdam is "the tree that saw it all"? | — | 24 October 2022, 12h | 876.0 | Credits to Theleekycauldron for coming up with an alternative hook. |
| 14 | Weesperplein metro station | ... that the platform below the Weesperplein metro station was used as a fallout shelter after the line that was supposed to run through it got cancelled? | — | 27 October 2022, 12h | 314.0 | |
| 15 | Wibautstraat metro station | ... that the letters on the platform walls of Wibautstraat metro station (pictured) refer to the offices of Dutch newspapers that were located on the street above? | 
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7 November 2022, 12h | 331.8 | |
| 16 | Waterlooplein metro station | ... that a 1975 "open tube" event (pictured) at Waterlooplein metro station gave citizens of Amsterdam their first look at the city's metro system? | 
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3 December 2022, 24h | 263.8 | |
| 17 | Nieuwmarkt metro station | ... that the riots protesting the destruction of the houses in Nieuwmarkt are memorialised in its namesake station? | — | 16 February 2023, 24h | 143.7 | The unbolded Nieuwmarkt riots article in the hook got more views than the bolded station: 195.2 per hour. |
| 18 | Kamil Tolon | ... that inventor Kamil Tolon manufactured the first Turkish electric engine after prime minister Adnan Menderes prohibited him from importing them? | — | 25 August 2023, 12h | 278.6 | |
| 19 | Line 51 (Amsterdam Metro) | ... that Line 51 of the Amsterdam Metro was called an express tram because the term "metro" was too controversial in the city? | — | 15 January 2024, 24h | 272.0 | |
| 20 | Atatürk residential area | ... that Turkish migrant workers living in a residential complex in Amsterdam refused to eat the Dutch food for two weeks after the kitchen's only Turkish chef was fired? | — | 30 January 2024, 12h | 278.8 | |
| 21 | Tamer Balcı | ... that Olympic hammer thrower Tamer Balcı was later cast in a movie as Tarzan? | — | 27 February 2024, 24h | 425.3 | Saved from AfD. |
| 22 | Fesa Evrensev | ... that World Pilots' Day is celebrated on 26 April to commemorate Fesa Evrensev's first flight, which took place 112 years ago today? | — | 26 April 2024, 24h | 427.8 | |
| 23 | S1/S2 (Amsterdam Metro) | ... that the S1/S2 rolling stock of the Amsterdam Metro was also a tram? | — | 1 September 2024, 24h | 221.6 |
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| Year | >1000 | 500–999 | 400–499 | 200–399 | <200 | Total |
| 2021 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
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On 24 November 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Filli Vanilli, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the title of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "Filli Vanilli" references the lip-syncing scandal of the German-French R&B duo Milli Vanilli? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Filli Vanilli. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Filli Vanilli), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 23 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article SoloTürk, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being an aerobatic demonstration aircraft, SoloTürk (pictured) is still used in some military operations of the Turkish Air Force? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SoloTürk. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, SoloTürk), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 8 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Akuşağı, Baskil, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the villagers of Akuşağı in Turkey have used their tractors to take tourists to a local attraction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Akuşağı, Baskil. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Akuşağı, Baskil), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 15 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Deli Mike, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that from 1996 to 2019, Turkish Airlines operated an aircraft that would not move a meter on the ground when "she didn't feel like it"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Deli Mike. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Deli Mike), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 4 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Perfect Pear, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the main storyline of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "The Perfect Pear" comes from a long-running joke among the show's staff? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Perfect Pear. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Perfect Pear), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 9 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bayraktar (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Ukrainian soldier has written a song dedicated to the Turkish combat drone Bayraktar TB2? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bayraktar (song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bayraktar (song)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 17 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uzunköprü Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Uzunköprü Bridge was the longest bridge in the Ottoman Empire and later Turkey for 530 years until 1973, when it was surpassed by the Bosphorus Bridge? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uzunköprü Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Uzunköprü Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 31 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Turkish Airlines fleet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when expanding the airline's fleet in 1989, the directors of Turkish Airlines did not fulfil the request of Turkey's president to buy the Boeing 747, and ordered the Airbus A340 (example pictured) instead? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Turkish Airlines fleet. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Turkish Airlines fleet), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 3 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Turkish Airlines Flight 301, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first order of Turkish prime minister Bülent Ecevit made in office was to send the minister of transport to the crash site of Turkish Airlines Flight 301 (aircraft pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Turkish Airlines Flight 301. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Turkish Airlines Flight 301), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 18 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vecihi K-VI, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after building Turkey's first airplane (pictured), its builder was sentenced to jail for flying it without a permit? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vecihi K-VI. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vecihi K-VI), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 30 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1972 Turkish Airlines Adana crash, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Turkish Airlines aircraft that crashed in 1972 had been due to carry Turkish prime minister Nihat Erim later that day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1972 Turkish Airlines Adana crash. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1972 Turkish Airlines Adana crash), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 6 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Geliyoo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the search engine of Geliyoo was found to be retrieving its results from Google, in contrast to the company's claims of spending 10 million Turkish liras on development? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Geliyoo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Geliyoo), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 16 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vecihi Hürkuş, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Turkish aviation pioneer Vecihi Hürkuş had to transport his second plane to Prague just to get it certified? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vecihi Hürkuş. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vecihi Hürkuş), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 24 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article De Boom Die Alles Zag, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a grey poplar in Amsterdam is "the tree that saw it all"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/De Boom Die Alles Zag. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, De Boom Die Alles Zag), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 27 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Weesperplein metro station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the platform below the Weesperplein metro station was used as a fallout shelter after the line that was supposed to run through it got cancelled? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Weesperplein metro station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Weesperplein metro station), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 7 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wibautstraat metro station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the letters on the platform walls of Wibautstraat metro station (pictured) refer to the offices of Dutch newspapers that were located on the street above? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wibautstraat metro station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wibautstraat metro station), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 3 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Waterlooplein metro station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 1975 "open tube" event (pictured) at Waterlooplein station gave the citizens of Amsterdam their first look at the city's metro system? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Waterlooplein metro station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Waterlooplein metro station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 16 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nieuwmarkt metro station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the riots protesting the destruction of the houses in Nieuwmarkt are memorialised in its namesake station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nieuwmarkt metro station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nieuwmarkt metro station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 25 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kamil Tolon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that inventor Kamil Tolon manufactured the first Turkish electric engine after prime minister Adnan Menderes prohibited him from importing them? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kamil Tolon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kamil Tolon), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 15 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Line 51 (Amsterdam Metro), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Line 51 of the Amsterdam Metro was called an express tram because the term "metro" was too controversial in the city? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Line 51 (Amsterdam Metro). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Line 51 (Amsterdam Metro)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 29 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Atatürk residential area, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Turkish migrant workers living in a residential complex in Amsterdam refused to eat the Dutch food for two weeks after the kitchen's only Turkish chef was fired? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Atatürk residential area. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Atatürk residential area), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 27 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tamer Balcı, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Olympic hammer thrower Tamer Balcı was later cast in a movie as Tarzan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tamer Balcı. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tamer Balcı), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 26 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fesa Evrensev, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that World Pilots' Day is celebrated on 26 April to commemorate Fesa Evrensev's first flight, which took place 112 years ago today? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fesa Evrensev. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fesa Evrensev), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 1 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article S1/S2 (Amsterdam Metro), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the S1/S2 rolling stock of the Amsterdam Metro was also a tram? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/S1/S2 (Amsterdam Metro). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, S1/S2 (Amsterdam Metro)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.