Istanbul’s new $3 billion bridge has a very divisive name

On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ceremonially opened Istanbul's third bridge spanning the Bosporus, the strait that runs through Turkey's biggest city and separates the continental land masses of Asia and Europe. The bridge is the $3 billion centerpiece of a vast series of infrastructure projects planned by Erdogan and the country's ruling government in a […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/27/istanbuls-new-3-billion-bridge-has-a-very-divisive-name/