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Izmit

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Izmit or Kocaeli , city (1990 pop. 254,768), capital of Kocaeli prov., NW Turkey, on the Bay of Izmit, at the eastern end of the Sea of Marmara. A port, it is the center of a rich tobacco- and olive-growing region. Manufactures include paper, petrochemicals, textiles, beer, and cement. Founded c.712 BC, it was rebuilt in 264 BC by Nicomedus I of Bithynia, who made it his capital, Nicomedia . It was shattered by an earthquake in 1999. Author not available, IZMIT. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Izmit
Izmit, Turkey Astacus, Olbia, Nicomedia Capital of the Kingdom of Bithynia as Nicomedia when rebuilt in 264 bc by, and named after, King... Read more

Orkhan
...the Ottoman Turks. He defeated Byzantine Emperor Andronicus III and conquered large parts of Asia Minor, including Nicaea and Izmit. In 1345 the Ottomans first crossed into Europe to aid Byzantine Emperor John VI (John Cantacuzene). Orkhan married John's daughter... Read more

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	Izmit incinerator operating without permit? ; ...constructed hazardous waste incinerator at Izmit, in Turkey, has been operating without...has been issued by the Government. The Izmit rotary kiln incinerator was built by Lurgi...35,000 tonnes per year. Greenpeace and Izmit's Environment Protection Association said... Read more
	Turkey, flattened and in shock.(earthquake in Izmit, Turkey)(Brief Article) ; IZMIT The earthquake that shook Turkey this week was that country...in half a century. Centred on the drab industrial town of Izmit, which borders the Sea of Marmara, the quake measured 7.4...the 45-second-long tremor, hundreds of dazed residents in Izmit, many of them bleeding, wandered about the wreckage ... Read more
	SEKA'S IZMIT FACTORY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO IZMIT MUNICIPALITY ; According to "Star", the government successfully proposed that SEKA's Izmit paper factory be transferred to the Greater Izmit Municipality. After Turkish Labor Union (Turk-Is) head Salih Kilic suggested that SEKA workers... Read more
	Focus: The Turkish Earthquake: Izmit's dogs howled, as the army slumbered on Despite plenty of warnings, the authorities were completely unprepared when disaster struck ; ...apartment block in the western suburbs of Izmit to hear a strange sound. "All the dogs...seems, was trying to warn the people of Izmit and Yalova and Golcuk and Istanbul and...after the dogs had given the people of Izmit their final warning - the 12-mile deep... Read more
	IZMIT, TURKEY TURNS ICE RINK INTO MORGUE ; ...now have that in. Morton Dean was with those in Izmit, Turkey, today who were counting the dead. MORTON DEAN, ABC News: (voice-over) The Izmit morgue, until a few days ago, was the Izmit ice rink. Today, bodies were arriving in ambulances... Read more
	Turks lose more lives in quake amid ruins of Izmit ; ...spies, but in battalions. On the streets of Izmit yesterday there was not rage, but a quiet...Picking your way through the streets of Izmit, it was hard to tell which rubble was new...that fill every inch of available space in Izmit. Yet he says he will never move no matter... Read more
	SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT VISITS HYUNDAI FACTORY IN IZMIT ; According to Sabah, South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun, visiting Turkey, visited the Hyundai automotive factory in Izmit. Stressing that Hyundai was one of his country's sources of pride, Roh said that success of the factory would also serve the... Read more
	Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, will acquire a majority share (51%) in the Turkish silica joint venture Egesil in Adapazari near Izmit.(Business Briefs) ; Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, will acquire a majority share (51%) in the Turkish silica joint venture Egesil in Adapazari near Izmit. Egesil produces high quality tire silica and was established by the owners of Ege Kimya AS. Read more
	More European suppliers are needed for Izmit plant.(News)(Hyundai Corp.)(Brief Article) ; ...Soares de Oliveira Hyundai is seeking additional European suppliers to make its Turkish assembly plant more competitive. The Izmit plant is trying to reduce its dependence on the long supply chain of high-precision parts sourced from South Korea, which include... Read more
	In Izmit, `It Was Like Judgment Day'; Survivors Struggle to Free Friends, Loved Ones Buried Beneath Collapsed Homes ; ...they slept. The number of people killed in Izmit was estimated to be in the hundreds, with...state-run hospital, hundreds of injured Izmit residents lay on bare, blood-covered stone...powerful aftershocks continued to shake Izmit, a city of 500,000 on the eastern shore... Read more

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	TURKEY: SEKA'S IZMIT FACTORY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO IZMIT MUNICIPALITY.(Brief Article)
	TURKEY: EU AND KOBI TO ESTABLISH BUSINESS CENTER IN IZMIT.(European Union, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises)(Brief Article)
	TURKEY: SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT VISITS HYUNDAI FACTORY IN IZMIT.(Roh Moo-Hyun)(Brief Article)

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