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2011-08-30 The Grand Turk

Erdogan to return property to non-Muslims

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The whole city of Constantinople?

Posted by Spot 2011-08-30 07:51|| 2011-08-30 07:51|| Front Page Top

#2 It was noted that what he was offering was less than 1% of the total, and that he was only doing it because it looks like Turkey is going to lose big in European court fights over that property.

So, bottom line, he is offering pocket change instead of tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-08-30 09:23|| 2011-08-30 09:23|| Front Page Top

#3 good, get that Arabic crap out of Hagia Sophia

Posted by Frank G 2011-08-30 09:57|| 2011-08-30 09:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Can't wait for the Vatican to apply for the return of Hagia Sophia...

Posted by mojo 2011-08-30 11:51|| 2011-08-30 11:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Note also that His Beneficence is also only returning properties confiscated by the Ataturks and whoever "other parties" might be, not by the Ottomans. The Hagia Sophia is therefore not in play.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-08-30 20:54|| 2011-08-30 20:54|| Front Page Top

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