#erdogan's $350M presidential palace draws criticism
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday unveiled a new presidential palace on the outskirts of Ankara, denounced by ecologists as an environmental blight and by the opposition as evidence of his autocratic tendencies. Erdogan hosted his first official event at the new palace, a ceremony congratulating dignitaries on the annual republic day marking the foundation of modern #turkey in 1923 out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. The complex, located in the Bestepe (Five Hills) area, has become known as the Ak Saray – the White Palace. read more