A turret winding machine for winding a substantially insulating web material with electrostatic fixing of the beginning of the web on a winding core, comprising: • a winding core carrier, mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation, with two side parts, which are arranged at a distance from each other and each have holding apparatuses (5, 6) on the sides facing each other at various circumferential positions for releasably holding at the two ends and mounting a winding core (7, 8) rotatably about a winding axis parallel to the axis of rotation, • a drive apparatus, which is coupled to the winding core carrier to displace the winding core carrier with the one holding apparatuses and the winding core held by them into a winding-on position and simultaneously to displace the other holding apparatuses with the winding core held by them into a winding position, • rotatably mounted pressing rollers (16, 18), of which one can be displaced between the two side parts in the radial direction towards the winding core in the winding-on position and the other can be displaced between the two side parts in the radial direction toward the winding core in the winding position, • a cutting apparatus with a cutting blade and a displacement apparatus to displace the cutting blade between the two side parts into the distance range between the winding-on position and the winding position in order to thereby cut through a web material guided to the winding core in the winding position by the pressing roller next to the winding-on position on the side facing the winding core in the winding-on position, • an apparatus for transferring electric charges to the web material, which is arranged between the pressing roller, which can be displaced toward the winding core in the winding-on position, and the travel path of the cutting blade when separating the web material, • at least one electric high-voltage source, which is connected to the apparatus for transferring electric charges, and • an electric control apparatus, which is designed, when the web material is being wound onto the winding core, to apply to the apparatus for transmitting electric charges at least one electric voltage with an intensity and/or polarity that is suitable to compensate for charges present on the web material, and, when the web material is cut through, to apply to the apparatus for transferring electric charges at least one electric voltage with an intensity and/or polarity that is suitable for supplying a charge to the beginning of the web that follows the separated end of the web in order to fix the beginning of the web to the winding core in the winding-on position. • a winding core carrier, mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation, with two side parts, which are arranged at a distance from each other and each have holding apparatuses (5, 6) on the sides facing each other at various circumferential positions for releasably holding at the two ends and mounting a winding core (7, 8) rotatably about a winding axis parallel to the axis of rotation, • a drive apparatus, which is coupled to the winding core carrier to displace the winding core carrier with the one holding apparatuses and the winding core held by them into a winding-on position and simultaneously to displace the other holding apparatuses with the winding core held by them into a winding position, • rotatably mounted pressing rollers (16, 18), of which one can be displaced between the two side parts in the radial direction towards the winding core in the winding-on position and the other can be displaced between the two side parts in the radial direction toward the winding core in the winding position, • a cutting apparatus with a cutting blade and a displacement apparatus to displace the cutting blade between the two side parts into the distance range between the winding-on position and the winding position in order to thereby cut through a web material guided to the winding core in the winding position by the pressing roller next to the winding-on position on the side facing the winding core in the winding-on position, • an apparatus for transferring electric charges to the web material, which is arranged between the pressing roller, which can be displaced toward the winding core in the winding-on position, and the travel path of the cutting blade when separating the web material, • at least one electric high-voltage source, which is connected to the apparatus for transferring electric charges, and • an electric control apparatus, which is designed, when the web material is being wound onto the winding core, to apply to the apparatus for transmitting electric charges at least one electric voltage with an intensity and/or polarity that is suitable to compensate for charges present on the web material, and, when the web material is cut through, to apply to the apparatus for transferring electric charges at least one electric voltage with an intensity and/or polarity that is suitable for supplying a charge to the beginning of the web that follows the separated end of the web in order to fix the beginning of the web to the winding core in the winding-on position.