Thursday, November 6, 2014

Turkey's New President Now Has the Largest, Most Opulent Palace in the World

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now resides in the White Palace, which was constructed in breach of court orders in protected forest land in the capital, Ankara, Turkey.

It has 1,000 rooms covering a total floor area of 3.1 million square feet, the palace is four times the size of Versailles

Mehmet Simsek, the Turkish finance minister, said the total cost of the complex amounted to £384 million ($613 million)




Erdogan served as prime minister for 11 years before ascending to the presidency in August.


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3 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 6, 2014 at 4:02 AM

    The never ending quest for Governments to build their own Versailles rolls on.

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  2. HeathNovember 6, 2014 at 8:29 AM

    Couldn't he just move into an Ottoman palace?

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  3. MikeNovember 6, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    Elected thieves. They stole $613 million to live like a king. Politician = parasite.

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