Changes: Turkana IV

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For the planet visited by the USS Cerritos in 2380, please see Tulgana IV.

Turkana IV was the inhabited fourth planet in the Turkana system of the Beta Quadrant. A failed Earth colony was located on this planet. Turkana City was one of the settlements on this planet.

In 2371, the location of Turkana IV was labeled in a star chart Data and Captain Picard studied in stellar cartography aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2371. (Star Trek Generations, okudagram)

Turkana IV colony

A failed experiment

Tasha escape — Rape gangs in the underground of Turkana IV

The planet's government began breaking down in the 2330s. Dozens of factions developed, and civil war broke out. The Turkana government gave police powers to the two largest factions, the Coalition and the Alliance, but it was quickly overthrown by those cadres, and the planet severed relations with the Federation by 2352, the two factions declaring the planet's independence.

Lawlessness became the norm, and rape gangs became a common threat. For some of the citizens, drugs became an escape from the poverty and violence that they had to face every day. Few citizens escaped the planet. One of those fortunate enough to do so was Tasha Yar, who left the planet at age fifteen, and later went on to become a Starfleet officer. (TNG: "The Naked Now", "Where No One Has Gone Before", "Symbiosis", "Legacy")

Re-establishing contact

In 2361, the USS Potemkin attempted to contact the colony. The vessel was warned away with the threat that anyone beaming down to the surface would be killed.

Six years later, the USS Enterprise-D visited Turkana IV, in response to a distress call from the freighter Arcos. The Arcos was lost, but survivors crash landed on the planet in an escape pod. At that time, the surface structures had all been destroyed by years of civil war, and the planet's inhabitants lived in structures that extended up to three kilometers below the surface. Proximity detectors were used to separate the two factions, and both sides' bases were heavily defended in order to prevent all-out conflict. (TNG: "Legacy")

Appendices

Background information

This planet's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Picard episode "Maps and Legends".

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 427) and StarTrek.com, Turkana IV was an M-class planet. [1]

Apocrypha

The FASA Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook referred to this remote mining world as "Hokma V".

External links

Turkana IV at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Re-Used Planets in TNG at Ex Astris Scientia

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+| type         = [[Planet]]
+| location     = [[Turkana system|Turkana]] [[star system|system]]<br/>[[Beta Quadrant]]
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+| affiliation  = Non-aligned
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+| status       = Habitable
-|    Native Species=
+| datestatus   = 2367
-|          Location= [[Turkana system]]<br/>[[Alpha Quadrant]]
-|       Affiliation= [[United Federation of Planets]] (protectorate)
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+{{Disambiguation|the planet visited by the {{USS|Cerritos}} in [[2380]]|Tulgana IV}}
-'''Turkana IV''' was the [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Turkana system|Turkana]] planetary [[star system|system]]. This system was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. The planet was suitable for [[colonization]] by [[humanoid]] lifeforms. Sometime prior to the [[2330s]], an [[Earth]] [[colony]] was established on this planet. Its main settlement was [[Turkana City]].
+'''Turkana IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] in the [[Turkana system|Turkana]] [[star system|system]] of the [[Beta Quadrant]]. A failed [[Earth]] [[colony]] was located on this planet. [[Turkana City]] was one of the settlements on this planet.
+In [[2371]], the [[location]] of Turkana IV was labeled in a [[star chart]] [[Data]] and [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] studied in [[stellar cartography]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2371]]. ({{film|7}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
-The planet's government began breaking down in the [[2330s]]. Dozens of factions developed, and [[civil war]] broke out. The Turkana government gave emergency powers to the two largest factions, the [[Coalition]] and the [[Turkana IV Alliance|Alliance]], but it was quickly overthrown by those cadres, and the planet broke away from the Federation in the [[2350s]], the two factions declaring the planet's independence. Lawlessness became the norm, and [[rape]] gangs became a common threat. Few citizens escaped the planet. One of those fortunate enough to do so was [[Natasha Yar|Tasha Yar]], who left the planet at age fifteen, and later went on to become a [[Starfleet]] [[officer]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}})
+== Turkana IV colony ==
-In [[2361]], the {{USS|Potemkin|NCC-18253}} attempted to contact the colony. The vessel was warned away with the threat that anyone [[beam]]ing down to the surface would be killed.
+=== A failed experiment ===
+[[File:Tasha escape.jpg|thumb|left|Rape gangs in the underground of Turkana IV]]
+The planet's [[government]] began breaking down in the [[2330s]]. [[Dozen]]s of [[faction]]s developed, and [[civil war]] broke out. The Turkana government gave [[police]] powers to the two largest factions, the [[Turkana IV Coalition|Coalition]] and the [[Turkana IV Alliance|Alliance]], but it was quickly overthrown by those cadres, and the planet severed relations with the [[Federation]] by [[2352]], the two factions declaring the planet's independence.
+Lawlessness became the norm, and [[rape gang]]s became a common threat. For some of the [[citizen]]s, [[drug]]s became an escape from the [[poverty]] and [[violence]] that they had to face every day. Few citizens escaped the planet. One of those fortunate enough to do so was [[Natasha Yar|Tasha Yar]], who left the planet at age fifteen, and later went on to become a [[Starfleet]] [[officer]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now|Where No One Has Gone Before|Symbiosis|Legacy}})
-Six years later, the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} visited Turkana IV, in response to a [[distress call]] from the [[freighter]] ''[[Arcos]]''. The ''Arcos'' was lost, but survivors [[crash landing|crash-landed]] on the planet in an [[escape pod]]. At that time, the surface structures had all been destroyed by [[year]]s of [[civil war]], and the planet's inhabitants lived in structures that extended up to three [[kilometer]]s below the surface. [[Proximity detector]]s were used to separate the two factions, and both sides' bases were heavily defended, in order to prevent all-out conflict. ({{TNG|Legacy}})
+=== Re-establishing contact ===
-Turkana IV also appeared in the starchart [[Data]] and [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] were studying in [[stellar cartography]] in [[2371]]. ({{film|7}}, ''display graphic'')
+In [[2361]], the {{USS|Potemkin|Excelsior class}} attempted to contact the colony. The [[vessel]] was warned away with the threat that anyone [[beam]]ing down to the [[surface]] would be killed.
+[[2367|Six]] [[year]]s later, the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} visited Turkana IV, in response to a [[distress call]] from the [[freighter]] ''[[Arcos]]''. The ''Arcos'' was lost, but [[survivor]]s [[crash land]]ed on the planet in an [[escape pod]]. At that time, the surface structures had all been destroyed by years of [[civil war]], and the planet's inhabitants lived in structures that extended up to three [[kilometer]]s below the surface. [[Proximity detector]]s were used to separate the two factions, and both sides' bases were heavily defended in order to prevent all-out conflict. ({{TNG|Legacy}})
 == See also ==
 * [[Turkana IV inhabitants]]
+== Appendices ==
-<gallery>
+=== Background information ===
-File:Tasha escape.jpg|Rape gangs of Turkana IV
+This planet's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the [[star chart]] appearing in the {{s|PIC}} episode {{e|Maps and Legends}}.
-</gallery>
+According to the {{ste|4|2|427}} and [[StarTrek.com]], Turkana IV was an [[M-class]] planet. {{st.com|database_article/turkana-iv}}
+=== Apocrypha ===
-{{bginfo|The star chart seen in ''Generations'' depicted the location of planets, stars, and star systems in the Alpha Quadrant. Based on the dimensions of the circles used to mark locations on the star chart seen in ''Generations'', this planet was located relatively close to the ''Enterprise''-D.}}
+The [[FASA]] ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook]]'' referred to this remote [[mining]] world as "Hokma V".
-== External link ==
+=== External links ===
-* {{NCwiki}}
+* {{mbeta}}
+* {{eas|/inconsistencies/tng_planets.htm|Re-Used Planets in TNG|external}}
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