Mehmet The Conqueror 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).

Operation Althea Mehmet The Conqueror Barracks, 2005

Background

It was named after the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II, the conqueror of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

The command, which used the Zenica Steel Factory building as its headquarters, moved to its new building on 16 June 2005.[2][3]

See Also

References
  1. "EUFOR Fact Sheet – Countries of EUFOR". EUFOR. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  2. "EUFOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Military Operation ALTHEA | EEAS". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. "European Union Force in BiH - Turkish Company reached Full Operational Capability". www.euforbih.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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