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                                                                <journal-id>turk. j. appl. geoinf. sci.</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Turkish Journal of Applied Geoinformation Sciences</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">3108-818X</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Mersin University</publisher-name>
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                                                            <subject>Geomatic Engineering (Other)</subject>
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                                                            <subject>Jeomatik Mühendisliği (Diğer)</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Retraction: Stratonikeia – Evaluation of UAV Photogrammetry Application Using a VTOL-Based Fixed-Wing UAV Prior to Archaeological Excavations at the Ancient City of Muğla</article-title>
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                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9772-0968</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Fidan</surname>
                                    <given-names>Şafak</given-names>
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                                                                    <aff>Mersin University</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260330">
                    <day>03</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
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                                        <volume>8</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>65</fpage>
                                        <lpage>66</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20251113">
                        <day>11</day>
                        <month>13</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20251216">
                        <day>12</day>
                        <month>16</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2026, Turkish Journal of Applied Geoinformation Sciences</copyright-statement>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>This is a retraction to: Stratonikeia – Evaluation of UAV Photogrammetry Application Using a VTOL-Based Fixed-Wing UAV Prior to Archaeological Excavations at the Ancient City of Muğla https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tufod/article/1822970</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Stratonikeia Ancient City</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  UAV Photogrammetry</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  VTOL Fixed Wing UAV</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Cultural Heritage</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Archaeological Digital Documentation</kwd>
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