Erdogan inaugurates world’s longest suspension bridge
5 years agoThis handout photo taken and released by the Turkish presidential press service on March 18, 2022, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivering a speech during the inauguration ceremony of the 1915 Canakkale Bridge over the Dardanelles strait and the Malkara-Canakkale Motorway, in Canakkale, northwestern Turkey. (Photo by TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday opened the world's longest suspension bridge over the Dardanelles strait in northwestern Turkey -- which cuts travel time between Asia and Europe to six minutes.