Tuesday 19 July 2016

Photos: The £500 million mansion Turkey’s president calls home

Inside Erdogan's palace: The £500 million mansion Turkey's president calls home

A doctor raped a woman during an abortion procedure two weeks after he masturbated in front of her during a physical exam, a court has heard. 
It covers 1.6 square miles, cost more than £500 million, has 1,100 rooms and silk wallpaper priced as high as £2,000 a roll.

The opulence of Turkey’s newest presidential palace sits at odds with the reality of life for millions of the people in the country, where refugees have spilled over the border from Syria and hundreds have been killed in terror attacks and political violence.

Entertaining: The tyrant and his wife in a country where two million people live of £3 a day enjoy state banquets at the state owned Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul

Expensive tastes: In keeping with the no expense spared build even carpeting for the 366,000 sq ft palace is more than £7m

ANKARA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 28: A general view of the foyer area of Turkey's new Presidential Palace, built inside Ataturk Forest Farm and going to be used for Turkey's 91st Republic Day Reception which is going to be hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and First Lady Emine Erdogan on October 29, in Ankara, Turkey on October 28, 2014. (Photo by Ozge Elif Kizil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

From silk wallpaper costing as much as £2,000 a roll to £36,000 for each pair of double doors that are needed for the hundreds of rooms

 Erdogan sees the Palace as reward for leading the country to prosperity - but others say it shows his increasing authoritarianism

While the population have got used to Erdogan's extravagance with his palace, the source of his wealth and how he has amassed £139million remains a mystery

ANKARA, TURKEY - AUGUST 05: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Center R) and his wife Emine Erdogan (Center R-2) host a dinner in honor of New Zealand's Governor-General Jerry Mateparae (Center L) and his wife Janine Mateparae (Center R-3) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey on August 05, 2015. (Photo by Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 18: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) meets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Yildiz Palace State apartments during her visit in Istanbul, Turkey on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Metin Pala/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Erdogan's palace

ANKARA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 28: A general view of the foyer area of Turkey's new Presidential Palace, built inside Ataturk Forest Farm and going to be used for Turkey's 91st Republic Day Reception which is going to be hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and First Lady Emine Erdogan on October 29, in Ankara, Turkey on October 28, 2014. (Photo by Ozge Elif Kizil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

ANKARA, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 03: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (L) attend a meeting after a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey on February 3, 2015. (Photo by Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Wealth: According to Forbes magazine the 62-year-old topped the list of the highest paid political figure with his earnings put at £43.2m.

Investments: His personal fortune is said to be over £139m built up over the years from stock investment and a substantial property portfolio.

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