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title: USAF Drum and Bugle Corps concert (Turkish poster distributed in Turkey)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/usaf-drum-and-bugle-corps-ankara-turkish-1957/
description: A Turkish-language announcement of a free open-air display by the U.S. Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps in Ankara.
section: Collection
---

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# USAF Drum and Bugle Corps concert (Turkish poster distributed in Turkey)

A Turkish-language announcement of a free open-air display by the U.S. Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps in Ankara. A blue-toned photograph shows a uniformed drummer beside a bass drum painted with an eagle and the words 'The U.S.A.F. Drum & Bugle Corps', framed by red wedges. The tell is transfer: the headline pairs 'Turkish and American Air Forces' and attaches the band's reputation ('world famous') to the joint relationship.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Turkish) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
TÜRK VE AMERİKAN HAVA KUVVETLERİ
Ankara'da ilk defa olarak, Dünyaca Meşhur
Amerikan Hava Kuvvetleri Boru ve Trampet Takımını
Askerî Gösterilerde Takdim Eder

[on the drum:] The U.S.A.F. DRUM & BUGLE CORPS

25 Eylül 1957 Çarşamba, saat 17,00 de Ankara Gücü Sahasında
GİRİŞ SERBESTTİR
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
TURKISH AND AMERICAN AIR FORCES. For the first time in Ankara, the world-famous American Air Force Bugle and Drum Corps presents itself in military displays. Wednesday 25 September 1957, at 17:00 at the Ankara Gücü ground. ADMISSION IS FREE.
```

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