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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern Turkey northeast of Ankara on Samsun Bay, an inlet of the Black Sea. In ancient times Samsun was an important Greek colony.
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The province's capital city, also called Samsun, was the scene of political tensions last week when a senior Kurdish politician, Ahmet Türk, was punched in the face by a Turkish nationalist, breaking Türk's nose.
Hurriyet Dailynews ISTANBUL - Daily News with wires 2010
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The province's capital city, also called Samsun, was the scene of political tensions last week when a senior Kurdish politician, Ahmet Türk, was punched in the face by a Turkish nationalist, breaking Türk's nose.
Hurriyet Dailynews ISTANBUL - Daily News with wires 2010
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"I invite Kazakhstan to participate in big energy projects such as Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Ceyhan refinery," Toptan said.
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Exxon Mobil will be the operator of the project for the initial exploration phase, taking a 50% stake in the two-million-acre Samsun block and the eastern part of the five-million-acre 3921 block.
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The three bottomland forest stands at İğneada (Kırklareli), Sarıkum (Sinop) and Hacıosman (Samsun) have been designated as Strict Nature Reserves.
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Among these, the dunes of Kasatura-Gumusdere (Istanbul), Sarikum (Sinop), and Terme (Samsun) deserve special interest due to the richness of rare dune plant species they support.
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In November 2005, when Russian, Turkish and Italian leaders gathered in the Turkish port of Samsun to inaugurate the line, Mr. Putin boasted that it was just the start.
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Municipal police in Samsun warned couples against kissing in public on the orders of the local AK Party mayor.
A GOOD EUROPEAN? 2007
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Although the plans are tentative, media reports suggest that the site would be either Samsun or Zonguldak, and have a capacity between 160,000 and 200,000 bbl/d.
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Both my parents came from Samsun, but they emigrated in the seventies and I was born here.
The Woman in the Fifth Douglas Kennedy 2007
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