"Government to demilitirize 100 different zones
Monday, March 26, 2007
Preparing to host the Universiade Winter Games in 2011 in Erzurum, Turkey now is aiming to win a competition to hold the World Winter Olympic Games in 2018. Besides intense international campaigns to promote Turkey's Palandöken Mountains, a famous ski resort in Erzurum, the government decided to demilitarize the region to help Turkey's chances to host the world winter games."
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