Bozcaada

(bōzjä'ä`dä) or

Tenedos

(tĕn`ədŏs), island, 15 sq mi (39 sq km), NW Turkey, in the Aegean Sea. Bozcaada produces wines, figs, and herbs. The strategically located island was a station of the Greek fleet during the Trojan War. Xerxes used it (5th cent. B.C.) as a base for the Persian fleet. The Ottoman Turks captured it in 1657.

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In Section 3, description and representation of data used for this study Eskisehir and Bozcaada region are given.

A New Hybrid Approach for Wind Speed Prediction Using Fast Block Least Mean Square Algorithm and Artificial Neural Network

, Kabatepe 10:00 and 15:00 p.m., Bozcaada 07:30, 12:00 and 17:00 p.m.

Storm blocks ferry services across Bozcaada, GE[micro]kceada

However marine sources told the Mail that the Turkish naval frigate TCG Bozcaada was still monitoring ENI's drillship at a distance of five nautical miles.

Barbaros being monitored as NAVTEX expires

These include the urban development and enhancement for tourism of the islands of GE[micro]kceada and Bozcaada in the Aegean Sea and the construction of new industrial districts.

Italy : Bridge over the Dardanelles will revitalise development for Ecanakkale and Bal?kesir

ISTANBUL -- A moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Tuesday near the Turkish island of Bozcaada in the Aegean Sea, the United States Geological Survey said.

5.7-magnitude earthquake hits Aegean Sea

ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- Sixteen films that touch upon nature, environmental issues and sustainability will be competing for awards in this month's Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary (BIFED), which will be the second edition of the event.

16 titles vie for top prize at Bozcaada ecological film fest

A fire started at the engine room of the cargo ship named "Maysora", which has been travelling from the Suez Canal to Turkey's northwestern Tekirdag province with 73,500 livestock and 73 personnel on board, while it was passing by Bozcaada island.

TURKEY-MARITIME -Crew manage to extinguish fire on Bahamas-flagged cargo ship off Turkey's northwest coast

Destinations include the island of Bozcaada, an hour's ferry ride off the north Aegean coast, the Mediterranean hideaway of Selimiye, the family resort of Golkoy, near Bodrum, and Dalyan.

Good value for a Turkish delight

Most recently, the company flew its drones over a five-day-long music festival, Mercedes-Benz Go Bozcaada, in late June in Ecanakkale province.

Drones help Turkish marketing companies fly high

Use of plastic bags will be banned in Bozcaada, one of the most popular tourism centers in northwestern Turkey, as of June 5th World Environment Day.

TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1)

Seabird operated floatplanes from ystanbul to popular seaside vacation destinations such as Alacaty, Bozcaada, Ecanakkale, Gemlik, Ayvalyk as well as flights in between those destinations.

Seabird Airlines sputters to a halt

Storm which has been affecting the Ecanakkale, caused to have some sea voyage cancellations between Bozcaada Island, GE[micro]kceada Islands and Ecanakkale.