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2020-11-17 The Grand Turk

Turkey’s interior ministry has launched a probe into the Istanbul mayor Imamoglu over his opposition to President Erdogan’s dream of building an alternative to the Bosphorus Strait

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Posted by Fred 2020-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 I'm curious about this canal idea, but in a train wreck, can't look away sense. Why would you build an alternative to the strait you utterly control? There's no need beyond ego.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-11-17 06:10|| 2020-11-17 06:10|| Front Page Top

#2 ^They use the straits too. So can't mine it - to deny passage to Russia - without hurting their own economy.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-11-17 07:26|| 2020-11-17 07:26|| Front Page Top

#3 But the route...

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-11-17 09:55|| 2020-11-17 09:55|| Front Page Top

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