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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Turkey: Is An Istanbul Grand Mosque, Erdogan's Latest "Crazy Project," in the Works? | EurasiaNet.org

Turkey: Is An Istanbul Grand Mosque, Erdogan's Latest "Crazy Project," in the Works?
June 14, 2012 - 5:48pm, by Yigal Schleifer

The Turko-file

Along with his suggestion that abortion may soon be banned, the other bombshell that mercurial Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently dropped was that his government is planning to build a massive mosque up on one of Istanbul's highest hills, designed so that it could be seen from almost every part of the city. Reports the Hurriyet Daily News:

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