Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this ... The opening of the new palace — dubbed the Ak Saray, or "white palace," but also a play on the ruling party's name — is rich with symbolism.

But as one opposition politician... Turkey's President And His 1,100-Room 'White Palace' On the outskirts of the Turkish capital, a new landmark looms over what was once Ankara forestland.

“It shows Turkey’s power to people who visit us ... Erdogan responded dismissively in March to critics of the White Palace. “They can’t stop this building. I’ll be opening it ...

Turkey's armed forces said it ... Getty Images With almost 30 times the floor space of the White House, it is four times the size of France’s Palace of Versailles and the world’s biggest ...

At 2,150,000 square feet, Turkey's ostentatious new presidential ... Located in the outskirts of Ankara, the capital, Ak Saray — the "white palace" — cost an estimated $350 million to build ...

Erdogan has another two palaces in Turkey to take his pick from. During last week’s failed military coup, the White Palace was bombed although the extent of any damage is not yet known.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s presidential palace, over 30 times the size of the White House and four times the size of Versailles, is costing Turkey $615 million, the country’s finance ...

A teenager arrested for allegedly insulting Turkey's president was released ... [You can listen to a story by NPR's Peter Kenyon on the White Palace here.] Sponsor Message Erdogan, who leads ...