Gemlik

Bursa’s Gemlik to be relocated due to ‘earthquake threat’

The district of Gemlik in the western province of Bursa on the coast of the Sea of Marmara will be relocated to a higher elevation, since it is currently located on a fault line that sits on an alluvial foundation, the government announced as part of a newly issued state of emergency decree released on Dec. 24.

 

Borusan Mannesmann wins tender in US worth $152 mln

Borusan Mannesman, which is the only U.S.-based pipeline operator with active production in Turkey, said it has won a $152 million tender for a 321-km-long pipeline project in Pennsylvania.

The company said by a written statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) the pipes for the U.S. project will be produced at facilities in the Turkish district of Gemlik.