Fatih Sultan Mehmet Barracks

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Barracks is the headquarters and barracks of the Turkish Armed Forces battalion in Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina under EUFOR (European Union Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina).[1][2][3][4][5]

Background

It was named after the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II, the conqueror of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

The command, which used the Zenica Steel Factory building as its headquarters, moved to its new building on 16 June 2005.[7][8]

See also

References
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  4. "To prevent a second Bosnian genocide, Turkey may finally militarily intervene". Middle East Monitor. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  5. "European Union Force in BiH - Turkish Company reached Full Operational Capability". euforbih.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  6. "EUFOR Fact Sheet – Countries of EUFOR". EUFOR. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  7. "EUFOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Military Operation ALTHEA | EEAS". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  8. "European Union Force in BiH - Turkish Company reached Full Operational Capability". www.euforbih.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  9. "Peace Support Operation".
  10. "EUFOR Combined Training Activity 2023/07".


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