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4 unusual facts about Balıkesir


Aydoğan Babaoğlu

He served as a fighter pilot at the 5th Main Jet Base in Merzifon between 1966 and 1970 and at the 9th Main Jet Base in Balıkesir between 1970 and 1974.

Edremit

Edremit, Balıkesir, a district and city in Balıkesir Province, Turkey

Gökçedere

Another name for Gökçeören, Balıkesir, a village in the central (Balıkesir) district of Balıkesir Province

Macarlar

Macarlar, Balıkesir, a village in the central (Balıkesir) district of Balıkesir Province


Akçay

Akçay, Edremit, a municipality in the district of Edremit, Balıkesir Province

Bergama Raid

A platoon of irregular and a few regular Turkish forces from Soma, Kınık, Balıkesir, Kaşıkçı, Turanlı, Ayvalık and Kozak assembled in the vicinity of Bergama.

Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey

Circassian population in Turkey is concentrated on two belts of habitation; first one from the province of Samsun to Hatay, the second from Düzce to Çanakkale, especially in Balıkesir.


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