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Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, could have been forgiven for thinking he had walked on to the scene of a historical costume drama or far-fetched ballet as he arrived for talks in Ankara with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
As Abbas shook hands with Erdoğan, the main staircase of the Turkish leader’s controversial new presidential palace was occupied by 16 warriors dressed in historical armour, carrying spears, brandishing shields and clutching fearsome-looking swords.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks between the guards wearing Turkish warriors' costumes.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walks between the guards wearing Turkish warriors’ costumes.
Some of the costumes did not look entirely convincing and were rather too shiny to be deemed truly historic.
Social media users expressed bewilderment over what was going on. “Ottoman circus in the palace,” tweeted prominent Turkish journalist Kadri Gursel.
_http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/12/abbas-erdogan-16-warriors-turkish-presidential-palace
As Abbas shook hands with Erdoğan, the main staircase of the Turkish leader’s controversial new presidential palace was occupied by 16 warriors dressed in historical armour, carrying spears, brandishing shields and clutching fearsome-looking swords.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks between the guards wearing Turkish warriors' costumes.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walks between the guards wearing Turkish warriors’ costumes.
Some of the costumes did not look entirely convincing and were rather too shiny to be deemed truly historic.
Social media users expressed bewilderment over what was going on. “Ottoman circus in the palace,” tweeted prominent Turkish journalist Kadri Gursel.
_http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/12/abbas-erdogan-16-warriors-turkish-presidential-palace
