The Daily Sabah points out that a giant star-shaped building is expected to serve as the exhibition area and entrance to the complex, while another vast crescent-shaped building wraps around an entire outdoor area for official ceremonies. but modeled at the same time on the national flag. To make a comparison, the "original" US Pentagon has 6.5 million square feet of office space and the entire surface of the Capitol (the US Parliament) could fit into one of the five wedges that make up the structure.Īccording to the images published so far, the Turkish "Crescent Star" complex shows a ring structure similar to the Pentagon. In his speech, Erdogan explained that the complex will cover an area of about 12.5 square kilometers (135.6 million square feet, including 9.5 million indoor area) and will house inside it up to 15 thousand defense staff members.
According to Nikkei Asia reports, at the ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone, which was held on August 30, the "sultan" stressed that the new facility - for now tentatively referred to as "the Crescent Star" - will serve to "instill terror" in Turkey's enemies. Istanbul (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The Turkish government, on the directive of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has started the construction of a giant military complex that will house the employees of the Defense, pompously renamed "the Turkish Pentagon".
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