Turkish PM compares Erdogan to Ottoman sultan

‘Turkey’s prime minister has compared President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople – modern-day Istanbul – centuries ago.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim made the comparison during the opening of a new bridge over the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia in Istanbul on Friday.
Erdogan has “made cars pass beneath sea” as Mehmet the Conqueror carried ships over land, Yildirim said.
He was referring to the Ottoman ruler’s carrying of ships overland to avoid capture during his seizure of Constantinople in 1453 and inauguration under Erdogan in 2013 of a metro line passing beneath the Bosphorus Strait.’
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