Wonderland turned wasteland, the relics of Ankara’s failed ambition
By AFP
28 August 2021 |
4:15 pm
The rotting dinosaur toys outside the abandoned "Wonderland Eurasia" theme park tell the tale of grand ambition, waste and troubles facing the long-ruling party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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