* Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish hideouts in Iraq Oct 7, 2008
On Sunday, mourners booed Gul at a funeral in the western city of Eskisehir and they booed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a funeral in Armutlu village. If there is a government, it should show itself, said 68-year-old Molla Atagur in Armutlu, calling for tougher action against the rebels. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Turkish warplanes target Kurd bases in Iraq Oct 6, 2008
On Sunday, mourners booed Gul at a funeral in the western city of Eskisehir, and they booed Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at another funeral in Armutlu village, near the capital. "If there is a government, it should show itself," said 68-year-old Molla Atagur in Armutlu, calling for tougher action against the rebels. (USA Today)
Unearthing Clues Of Catastrophic Earthquakes Apr 19, 2008
Earlier this month UNESCO awarded a five-year grant to Sintubin and his colleagues Niemi; Iain Stewart, geologist at University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom; and Erhan Altunel, geologist at the Eskisehir Osmangazi University in Turkey, to support archaeoseismology by broadening the field's primary focus from the Near East to include the Far East. "The importance of this effort is to create a long-term, worldwide platform for a broad multidisciplinary discussion on archaeoseismology. Our... (Science Daily)
PRESS DIGEST - Turkey - Oct 19 Oct 19, 2007
- Turkey's first fast train will start operation between Ankara and Eskisehir on Nov. 8. AKSAM. (AlertNet)
Fortis's Koen, Seeing Turkish Home-Ownership Boom, Buys Banks, Real Estate Jul 19, 2007
In February the company agreed to sell the Neo Mall in the city of Eskisehir to Bosphorus Real Estate Partners Ltd., a joint venture of Merrill Lynch & Co. and Krea Real Estate Holdings. Food and Drink. (Bloomberg)
General Officer Assignments Jul 7, 2007
Gen. Thomas K. Andersen, deputy commander, Combined Air Operations Center 6, Allied Air Forces Southern Europe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Eskisehir, Turkey, to director, plans and programs, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va ... Gen. Joseph D. Brown IV, executive assistant to commander, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and commander, U.S. European Command, Casteau, Belgium, to deputy commander, Combined Air... (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Research and Markets: Tesco Aims to Become One of Turkey's Top Three Retailers May 29, 2007
Also in March, competitor Carrefour opened its 16th Turkish hypermarket in the city of Eskisehir, the first hypermarket in this area, and has also opened a supermarket in the southeastern city of Gaziantep, a part of the country which thus far has been largely ignored by foreign retailers. German retailer Rewe has also announced that it will enter the Turkish MGR market this year through its Penny Market discount chain. (BusinessWire)
