DREAMING BIG IN TURKEYDREAMING BIG IN TURKEYA "mad genius." That's what BusinessWeek Turkey dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. designer and architect Hakan Gursu in its May 31 cover story. Gursu's Ankara-based firm Designnobis has racked up scores of awards in the past couple of years. Among its creations are the Fire Knight vehicle, which sprays soil instead of water to extinguish Extinguish Retire or pay off debt. forest fires This is a list of notorious forest fires: North America Year Size Name Area Notes 1825 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km²) Miramichi Fire New Brunswick Killed 160 people. , and Volitan, a "sailboat" powered by solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. . Now Gursu is dreaming on a much bigger scale. He has drafted a blueprint for a mini city in Ankara, Designopolis, that will house research and development laboratories and light manufacturing, along with residential units and such amenities as health clubs and restaurants. Gursu is already signing up investors. The price tag? A cool $1 billion-plus. If it gets off the ground, Designopolis could help Turkey overcome its reputation as a laggard in innovation. 
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