"Turkey's power to the people
David O'Byrne in Istanbul
June 23, 2011
If there has been one constant in the history of both the Turkish people and their country, it has been the relentless move westwards: from the steppes of Central Asia to Anatolia, and from there to Europe. And as of June 1 - 482 years on from the Ottoman siege of Vienna and 12 years on from Turkey's recognition as a candidate for EU membership - the country has made another step to the West with the interconnection of its national power grid to that of the pan-European ENTSO-E network."
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