"İzmir prepares historic comeback after EXPO disappointment
Serdar Alyamaç
İZMİR - Turkish Daily News
The hopes of an entire city were dashed at the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) Plenary Assembly in Paris on March 31, when Italy's Milan, İzmir's only true competitior, was elected to host EXPO 2015. "
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