Turkey Vows to Defend Ottoman Shrine

Lesson Brief BBC Arabic
On October 2, BBC Arabic reported that Turkey is determined to protect the tomb of Suleyman Shah, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, from ISIS incursions. The shrine, which is located outside of Aleppo, is located in Syria but considered a sovereign enclave of the Turkish state. ISIS militants have been encroaching on the area.
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