Presidential palace

Y?ld?z Palace, a historic Ottoman palace in Istanbul's central Be?ikta? district, has been allocated for use by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, a Turkish columnist wrote on Nov. 8, sparking a debate over the use by statesmen of the area which included large green parks. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has declared his presidential palace a "symbol" of the Turkish Republic, which marks its 92nd anniversary on Oct. 29, adding that those who tolerated having "putschists" as presidents cannot tolerate his presidency.

A ?wise persons? committee of elders? will be established at Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s presidential palace in Ankara, composed of figures aged over 75 years who had in the past held senior posts at public institutions.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has inaugurated a mosque on the grounds of the gargantuan new presidential palace in Ankara and opened it to the public, while highlighting a Quranic verse praising ?patience.?

?I am praying to God that the prayers recited in this mosque will be accepted by Him,? Erdo?an said while opening Be?tepe People?s Mosque on July 3.

An airplane carrying Turkey?s main opposition leader had recently requested to descend over Ankara due to bad weather, but the air traffic control tower refused the request by pointing a finger at the presidential palace below, according to daily Cumhuriyet.

Additional land, measuring 8,406 square meters, of the Atatürk Forest Farm (AOÇ) has been allocated to the new presidential palace, Ak Saray, strongly criticized due to its cost and size.

Turkish President Erdo?an has reportedly ordered a block of the new presidential palace be rebuilt so it can host concerts and similar events. Meanwhile, a leading architect in Ankara has claimed the ??The staff of the palace is likely to suffer from sick building syndrome? due to ?dense magnetism.?

The presidential emblem at the entrance of the old Çankaya Palace in Ankara has been removed, as the transfer of all service units to the new presidential palace has now been completed.

Shiite militia clashed with Yemen's army and fired on a convoy carrying the prime minister on Jan. 19 as pressure mounted on the embattled government of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
      
The militiamen, known as Huthis, opened fire on the convoy carrying Prime Minister Khalid Bahah in the capital Sanaa but he escaped unharmed, Information Minister Nadia Sakkaf said.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in Wonderland! Just kidding, it?s only Turkey?s new presidential palace.