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Türkiye announces world's second-largest rare earth deposit in Eskisehir province
Then-Energy Minister Fatih Donmez visits a rare earth site in Eskisehir, claimed to be among the world’s largest, July 1, 2022. (Handout)Photo
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Then-Energy Minister Fatih Donmez visits a rare earth site in Eskisehir, claimed to be among the world’s largest, July 1, 2022. (Handout)
By Newsroom
October 15, 2025 08:47 PM GMT+03:00

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Türkiye has identified the world's second-largest rare earth element reserve, containing an estimated 694 million tons of mineral resources in Eskişehir province, as the government moved to dismiss claims the strategic site would be transferred to foreign control.

Speaking after a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Complex, Erdogan disclosed that extensive exploration at the Beylikova district site has revealed approximately 12.5 million tons of rare earth oxides alongside significant deposits of barite and fluorite. The site contains 10 of the 17 known rare earth elements, materials critical to defense industries, renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, communications and space technology.

"This site will not be handed over to any country under any circumstances," Erdogan said. "Anyone who claims otherwise is slandering their own nation."

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