Will Turkey dare to vote ‘No’ in Erdogan’s referendum?

Istanbul

The Istanbul skyline is famous for being punctuated by mosques. Great domes of worship, with minarets reaching towards the heavens. The most famous is the mesmerising Blue Mosque. Built under the reign of Sultan Ahmet I, it was used as a symbol to reassert Ottoman power. Most people gasp in awe at its ornate ceiling, but I’ve always been fascinated by another feature; its minarets. There are six in total and in Turkey that’s unique, or at least it was. A few miles up the milky blue waters of the Bosphorus, another now stands to equal it. On the hills of Camlica on the Asian side, President Erdogan has been building his own symbol, a new mosque. It will be the largest in the country and like the Blue Mosque, it has six minarets. For many it’s another beautiful addition to the skyline. For others, it’s a symbol of a man staking a claim.