Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city")
is a city in northwestern
Turkey
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and the capital of the
Eskişehir Province
Eskişehir Province ( tr, ) is a province in northwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Bilecik to the northwest, Kütahya to the west, Afyon to the southwest, Konya to the south, Ankara to the east, and Bolu to the north. The provincia ...
. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708.
The city is located on the banks of the
Porsuk River
The Porsuk River also Kocasu-Porsuk River ( tr, Porsuk Çayı, Kocasu-Porsuk Çayı), ancient Tembris, is a river in Turkey, that flows for . The city of Eskişehir is sited on the banks of this river. The river is dammed by the Porsuk dam formin ...
, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile
Phrygia
In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; grc, Φρυγία, ''Phrygía'' ) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires ...
n Valley. In the nearby hills one can find hot springs. The city is to the west of
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
, to the southeast of
Istanbul
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and to the northeast of
Kütahya
Kütahya () (historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion, Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, Porsuk river, at 969 metres above sea level. It is inhabited by some 578,640 people (2022 estimate) ...
. It is located in the vicinity of the ancient city of
Dorylaeum
Dorylaeum or Dorylaion ( el, Δορύλαιον; tr, Şarhöyük) was an ancient city in Anatolia. It is now an archaeological site located near the city of Eskişehir, Turkey.
Its original location was about 10 km southwest of Eskişehi ...
. Known as a
university town
A college town or university town is a community (often a separate town or city, but in some cases a town/city neighborhood or a district) that is dominated by its university population. The university may be large, or there may be several sma ...
;
Eskişehir Technical University
Eskişehir Technical University (ESTU) is a state technical university in Turkey. On May 18, 2018, it started to provide education in Eskişehir with five faculties, three institutes and two vocational schools in two different campuses. As of 2019, ...
,
Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Eskisehir Osmangazi University ( tr, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi), abbreviated as ESOGU, is located in Eskişehir, in the Eskişehir Province of Turkey.
History
Eskişehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU) is a state university that dates ...
, and
Anadolu University
Anadolu University ( tr, Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The university is known for its success in verbal fields such as history and communication. Its Faculty of Communication Sciences is sometimes considered ...
are based in Eskişehir. The province covers an area of .
Name
The name literally means 'Old City' in
Turkish.
History
![Nasuh Al-Silahi - View of Eskisehir](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Nasuh_Al-Silahi_-_View_of_Eskisehir.jpg)
The city was founded by the
Phrygians
The Phrygians (Greek: Φρύγες, ''Phruges'' or ''Phryges'') were an ancient Indo-European speaking people, who inhabited central-western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) in antiquity. They were related to the Greeks.
Ancient Greek authors used ...
in at least 1000
BC, although it has been estimated to be older than 4000 years old. The current city lies about a mile from the ancient Phrygian city of
Dorylaeum
Dorylaeum or Dorylaion ( el, Δορύλαιον; tr, Şarhöyük) was an ancient city in Anatolia. It is now an archaeological site located near the city of Eskişehir, Turkey.
Its original location was about 10 km southwest of Eskişehi ...
. Many Phrygian artifacts and sculptures can still be found in the city's archeological museum. There is also a museum of
meerschaum
Sepiolite, also known in English by the German name meerschaum ( , ; ; meaning " sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes). A complex magnesium silicate, a typical chemical formula ...
stone, whose production remains still notable, used to make high quality meerschaum
pipes
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* Half-pipe and quarter pipe, semi-circula ...
. In the fourth century AD the city moved about ten km northeast, from Karacahisar to Şehirhöyük. The region was originally inhabited by
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centra ...
.
Many ancient geographers described the city as one of the most beautiful in
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
.
As with many towns in
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
,
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
arrived after
Constantine the Great
Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to Constantine the Great and Christianity, convert to Christiani ...
legalized the
religion
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in the
Roman Empire
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. Beginning in the 4th century, records exist of bishops holding office in Eskişehir. The city was known as () in
Greek
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*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
in that period. One of these bishops,
Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian ...
, was heavily involved in shaping the evolving
dogma
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of the church.
It was called during the
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* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
* Seljuk (warlord) (di ...
period.
[Türkiye İller Ansiklopedisi 1.Cilt s.409] In 1097 it was the site of a
battle
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of the
First Crusade
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic ru ...
in which the
Crusaders
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defeated the Seljuk Turkish sultan
Kilij Arslan I
Kilij Arslan ibn Suleiman ( 1ca, قِلِج اَرسلان; fa, , Qilij Arslān; tr, I. Kılıç Arslan or ''Kılıcarslan'', "Sword Lion") (1079–1107) was the Seljuq Sultan of Rum from 1092 until his death in 1107. He ruled the Sultan ...
; the town later fell to the Turks in 1176, or the 13th century.
Economy
Traditionally dependent on flour milling and brickyards, the city expanded with the building of railway workshops in 1894 for work on the
Berlin–Baghdad railway
The Baghdad railway, also known as the Berlin–Baghdad railway ( tr, Bağdat Demiryolu, german: Bagdadbahn, ar, سكة حديد بغداد, french: Chemin de Fer Impérial Ottoman de Bagdad), was started in 1903 to connect Berlin with the ...
.
As of 1920, Eskişehir was one of the major locations for
meerschaum
Sepiolite, also known in English by the German name meerschaum ( , ; ; meaning " sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes). A complex magnesium silicate, a typical chemical formula ...
mining. At that time, most of the mining sites were owned by the state.
Devrim
Devrim (, meaning ''Revolution'' in Turkish) was the first ever automobile designed and produced in Turkey.
Automotive Industry Congress
On 15 May 1961, the ''Otomotiv Endüstri Kongresi'' (Automotive Industry Congress) was opened by Presiden ...
, the first Turkish automobile, was produced in 1961 at the
TÜLOMSAŞ
TÜLOMSAŞ ( tr, Türkiye Lokomotif ve Motor Sanayi Anonim Şirketi) is a locomotive and wagon builder in Turkey. It is the main locomotive supplier of the Turkish State Railways and is one of the 2 companies that designs and assembles locomotive ...
factory in Eskişehir.
Devrim
Devrim (, meaning ''Revolution'' in Turkish) was the first ever automobile designed and produced in Turkey.
Automotive Industry Congress
On 15 May 1961, the ''Otomotiv Endüstri Kongresi'' (Automotive Industry Congress) was opened by Presiden ...
never put into mass production and stayed a concept study and can be viewed in TÜLOMSAŞ factory Eskişehir. In addition to production, first Turkish steam powered locomotive called
Karakurt was produced at the TÜLOMSAŞ in 1961.
Eskişehir was also the site of Turkey's first aviation industry (Aeronautical Supply Maintenance Centre) and its
air base
An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation ...
was the command center of Turkey's first
Tactical Air Force headquarters on
NATO
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's southern flank during the
Cold War
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.
Eskişehir produces trucks, home appliances, railway locomotives, fighter aircraft engines, agricultural equipment, textiles, brick, cement, chemicals, processed meerschaum and refined sugar. , one of Turkey's largest food brands (mostly producing biscuit, chocolate and candy varieties) is based in Eskişehir.
Arçelik
Arçelik A.Ş. is a Turkish multinational household appliances manufacturer which owns Beko and Grundig.
The company engages in the production and marketing of durable goods, components, consumer electronics and after-sale services. Its produc ...
, a major Turkish home appliances and consumer electronics manufacturer, has one of its production plants in Eskişehir. Eskişehir was the first stage of
High-speed rail in Turkey
The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) started building high-speed rail lines in 2003. TCDD has branded its high-speed service as Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) which currently operates on two lines: the Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway and the Ank ...
from
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
. This service improved the travel and commerce between Eskişehir and Ankara, thanks to reduced journey time. GKN, a major global automotive supplier for passenger and commercial car powertrain systems has a plant in Eskişehir.
The city is served by the
Anadolu Airport
Hasan Polatkan Airport ( tr, Hasan Polatkan Havalimanı) is an international airport that serves the city of Eskişehir. Located within the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Eskişehir Technical University.
History
Hasan Polatkan Airpo ...
.
Education
![Eskisehir_ulus_aniti](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Eskisehir_ulus_aniti.jpg)
There are three universities in Eskişehir. These are the
Anadolu University
Anadolu University ( tr, Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The university is known for its success in verbal fields such as history and communication. Its Faculty of Communication Sciences is sometimes considered ...
,
Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Eskisehir Osmangazi University ( tr, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi), abbreviated as ESOGU, is located in Eskişehir, in the Eskişehir Province of Turkey.
History
Eskişehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU) is a state university that dates ...
, and the
Eskişehir Technical University
Eskişehir Technical University (ESTU) is a state technical university in Turkey. On May 18, 2018, it started to provide education in Eskişehir with five faculties, three institutes and two vocational schools in two different campuses. As of 2019, ...
which is the first university in the world that gained the privilege of managing airports. Anadolu University, in addition to its on-campus studies, started open university courses through TV broadcasts in the 1980s. Allowing access to tertiary education for thousands of students who otherwise would not have been able to benefit from any. The current Metropolitan Mayor of Eskişehir, Prof. Dr.
Yılmaz Büyükerşen, was formerly the rector of the
Anadolu University
Anadolu University ( tr, Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The university is known for its success in verbal fields such as history and communication. Its Faculty of Communication Sciences is sometimes considered ...
.
Culture
The city has a significant population of Turkic
Crimean Tatars
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, flag_caption = Flag of Crimean Tatars
, image = Love, Peace, Traditions.jpg
, caption = Crimean Tatars in traditional clothing in front of the Khan's Palace
...
. It also attracted ethnic
Turks
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* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...
emigrating from
Balkan
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countries such as
Bulgaria
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,
Romania
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,
Bosnia
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, North Macedonia and the
Sandžak
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region of
Serbia
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, who contributed to the development of the city's metalworking industries.
Eskişehir also hosted the inaugural
Turkvision Song Contest
The Turkvision Song Contest (TSC, tr, Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması), also known as the Türkvizyon Song Contest, is a recurring song contest created by Turkish music channel TMB TV, inspired by the format of the Eurovision Song Contest. T ...
in 2013, which aims to highlight music and artists from various
Turkic-speaking regions. The city is also home to the
Dünya Müzeleri Müzesi or Museum of World Museums.
Other museums in the city are
Eti Archaeology Museum,
Aviation Museum,
Meerschaum Museum,
Museum of Independence
The Museum of Independence ( pl, Muzeum Niepodległości) is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. It was established on 30 January 1990 as the Museum of the History of Polish Independence and Social Movements and is located in the former Przebendowski Palac ...
,
Museum of Modern Glass Art,
Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum, or shortly Typewriter Museum, ( tr, Tayfun Talipoğlu Daktilo Müzesi or ''Daktilo Müzesi'') is a technology museum in Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkey exhibiting typewriters.
The Typewriter Museum is the first ...
,
Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum, also known as Eskişehir Wax Museum, ( tr, Yılmaz Büyükerşen Balmumu Heykeller Müzesi) is a wax museum in Odunpazarı second level municipality in Greater Eskişehir, Turkey.
The museum is situated on Atatü ...
and the
Odunpazarı Modern Museum.
Attractions
![Bridge over Porsuk, Eskişehir 01 (cropped)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Bridge_over_Porsuk%2C_Eski%C5%9Fehir_01_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Most of modern-day Eskişehir was rebuilt after the
Turkish War of Independence
The Turkish War of Independence "War of Liberation", also known figuratively as ''İstiklâl Harbi'' "Independence War" or ''Millî Mücadele'' "National Struggle" (19 May 1919 – 24 July 1923) was a series of military campaigns waged by th ...
(1919–1923), but a number of historic buildings remain, such as the
Kurşunlu Mosque. The archaeological site of the ancient
Phrygia
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n city of
Dorylaeum
Dorylaeum or Dorylaion ( el, Δορύλαιον; tr, Şarhöyük) was an ancient city in Anatolia. It is now an archaeological site located near the city of Eskişehir, Turkey.
Its original location was about 10 km southwest of Eskişehi ...
is close to Eskişehir. The city is noted for its natural hot sulphur springs.
Climate
Eskişehir has a
cold semi-arid climate
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(''BSk'') under the
Köppen climate classification
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, and a temperate
continental climate
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(''Dc'') under the
Trewartha climate classification
The Trewartha climate classification (TCC) or the Köppen–Trewartha climate classification (KTC) is a climate classification system first published by American geographer Glenn Thomas Trewartha in 1966. It is a modified version of the Köppen ...
.
[ ] The city features cold, snowy winters and warm, dry summers. Rainfall occurs mostly during the spring and autumn. Due to Eskişehir's high altitude and its dry summers, nightly temperatures in the summer months are cool. Precipitation levels are low, but precipitation can be observed throughout the year.
Sports
Association football
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club
Eskişehirspor
Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in Eskişehir. Eskisehirspor has a total of six trophies, making them the sixth most trophies holders in Turkey. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division ...
, founded in 1965, plays in the
TFF Second League
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after being relegated during the
2021-22 TFF First League
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. It plays its home games in the
New Eskişehir Stadium
The New Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium ( tr, Yeni Eskişehir Atatürk Stadyumu) is a stadium Eskişehir, Turkey. It opened to the public in late 20 November 2016 and has a capacity of 32,500spectators. It is the home ground of Eskişehirspor
Esk ...
.
Notable natives
*
Eusebius of Dorylaeum5th century bishop
*
Battal Gazi8th century
Muslim
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saint buried in
Seyitgazi
Seyitgazi is a town and district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The central town of Seyitgazi lies at a distance of towards the south from the province capital of Eskişehir. According to 2010 census, population o ...
*
Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre () also known as Derviş Yunus (Yunus the Dervish) (1238–1328) (Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره)
was a Turkish folk poet and Islamic Sufi mystic who greatly influenced Turkish culture. His name, ''Yunus'', is the Muslim ...
13th century Turkish folk poet
*
Sheik Edebali13th century religious leader, spiritual founder of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
*
Behiç Erkin - Turkish
Schindler, first director (1920–1926) of the Turkish State Railways, Minister of Public Works (1926–1928), Turkish Ambassador (Budapest 1928–1939, Paris and Vichy 1939-1943)
*
Yakup Satar
Yakup Satar (11 March 1898 – 2 April 2008) is believed to have been the last Ottoman veteran of the First World War. He died at age 110.
Born in Crimea, Satar joined the army of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. On 23 February, 1917, he was t ...
- last Turkish veteran of the First World War
*
Fahrettin Kerim Gökay
Fahrettin Kerim Gökay (January 9, 1900 Eskişehir – July 22, 1987 Istanbul) was a Turkish politician, civil servant, professor ordinarius and physician. He served as government minister, and is well known for his long-term position as governo ...
- Professor, former Mayor of Istanbul (1949–1957), former Turkish Ambassador (Bern), former Minister of State
*
Yılmaz Büyükerşen - Professor, Metropolitan Mayor of Eskişehir, Reporter, Columnist, Caricaturist, Editor, former Rector of Anadolu University, former member of RTYK, Professional Wax Sculptor
*
Cüneyt Arkın
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- Actor, Director, Producer, Martial Artist, Doctor in Medicine
*
Nuri Alço - Actor, Director, Producer
*
Eqrem Çabej - Linguist and scholar
*
Melis Birkan
Melis Birkan (born 15 July 1982) is a Turkish actress.
She has starred in Çağan Irmak
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- Actress
*
Zeki Sezer
Mehmet Zeki Sezer (born 12 April 1957) is a Turkish politician and former chairman of the Democratic Left Party (Demokratik Sol Parti, DSP), he was elected in the 6th ordinary party congress in 2004 after the resignation of Bülent Ecevit.
Ea ...
- former Leader of the Democratic Left Party
DSP
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Computing
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* Digital signal processor, a microprocessor designed for digital signal processing
* Yamaha DSP-1, a proprietary digital signal ...
, Chemical Engineer, Minister of State (57th government)
*
Hasan Polatkan
Hasan Polatkan (1915 – 16 September 1961) was a Turkish politician and Minister of Labor and Finance, who was executed by hanging after the coup d'état in 1960 along with two other cabinet members.
Early years
He was born 1915 in Eski ...
- Politician
*
Mehmet Terzi
Mehmet Terzi (born May 5, 1955) is a medal-winning former long-distance runner from Turkey, who specialized in running marathons. He served as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation ( tr, Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu) (TAF) for nine ye ...
- Long-Distance Runner
*
Gamze Bulut - Mid-Distance Runner
*
Zeki Önder Özen Zeki as Turkish masculine name and may refer to:
* Zeki Yim (born 2003), Hong Kong Pornography actor
* Zeki Akar (born 1944), Turkish judge
* Zeki Alasya (1943-2015), Turkish actor
* Zeki Demir (born 1982), Turkish karateka
* Zeki Demirkubuz (bor ...
- Football Manager
*
Ömer Çatkıç - Football Goalkeeper
*
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir (born 9 December 1983) is a retired Turkish volleyball star. She is one of the most successful athletes of Turkey and has been among FIVB Heroes. She represented her country as the flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the ...
- Volleyball Player
*
İpek Şenoğlu
İpek Şenoğlu (born 8 June 1979), nicknamed İpeko, is a former Turkish tennis player.
She first made history in June 2004, when she was accepted into the women's doubles qualifying for Wimbledon. Though Şenoğlu did not advance into the ma ...
- Tennis Player
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Ersan İlyasova
Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League.
Professional ...
- Basketball Player
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Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station. Gonlum served a one-year ba ...
- Basketball Player
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Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu (born 6 March 1967) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is currently coaching the Turkish pro side Çukurova Basketbol.
Managing career
National level
* 2008–2015 Turkey
* 2018–2022 Turkey
Honors
* Turkish W ...
- Basketball Coach
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Asya (singer)
Asya (born 24 February 1965) is a Turkish Pop music, pop singer and songwriter who appeared as backing vocalist for Nilüfer Yumlu, Nilüfer between 1990 and 1994. Her first album, ''Asya'' was released in 1994. She worked with Onno Tunç, Garo Ma ...
- Pop Singer, Song-Writer
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Tuna Kiremitçi - Author, Poet, Columnist, Composer
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Enis Batur
Ahmet Enis Batur (born 28 June 1952, Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish poet, essayist, novelist, and editor.
Education
Born in Eskişehir on 28 June 1952, Enis Batur studied at St. Joseph High School Istanbul, METU-Sociology (Ankara), and So ...
- Author, Lecturer
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Alper Erturk - Professor at
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Gürer Aykal
Gürer Aykal (born May 22, 1942) is a Turkish conductor and adjunct professor at Bilkent University. He has been the musical director and principal conductor of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra since 1999.
Education
Aykal was born in ...
- Conductor, Adjunct Professor at Bilkent University
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Banu Avar - Writer and journalist
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Mete Erpek (Joker) - Rapper
Non-natives
Fikri Cantürk, Professor of Painting, Anadolu University
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Eskişehir is
twinned with:
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Changzhou
Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ...
, China
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Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
, Germany
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Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...
, Russia
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Kyrenia
Kyrenia ( el, Κερύνεια ; tr, Girne ) is a city on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus.
While there is evidence showing that the wider region ...
, Northern Cyprus
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Linz
Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846.
In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...
, Austria
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Paju
Paju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (''gun'').
The city area of Paju is ,"Paju (Gyeonggi-do Province)." ''Naver Encyclopedia of Knowledge''. Naver, 2015. 4 Mar. 2016. ...
, South Korea
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Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode () or Sint-Joost-ten-Node (), often simply called Saint-Josse or Sint-Joost, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the C ...
, Belgium
See also
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Eskişehir Police Headquarters
Eskişehir News
Eskişehirspor Sports Club*
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Cities in Turkey
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey