Turkey: Expropriations and Project Tenders in Eskisehir
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A presidential decree setting out procedures for “urgent expropriation” in areas of Eskisehir, where there is estimated to be “the second largest deposit in the world, with significant quantities of thorium, barite, fluorite and rare earths,” the Turkish government issued. The development rekindles the debate over the strategic value of the field, as a pilot plant is already operating in the Eskisehir area, which was put into operation about thr…
This development brings back the discussion about the strategic value of the deposit.
The relevant decree concerns a total of 258 properties in the Beylikova and Sibrichisar districts of Eskisehir.
The Turkish government issued a presidential decree for emergency expropriation in Eskisehir, due to a large deposit of rare earths, thorium, barite and fluorite, reinforcing the strategic importance of the region for defense and technological use.
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