A flying Palace … gift from the Emir of Qatar to the Turkish President!

The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has gifted a Boeing 747-8 to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkish opposition sources have described the $ 400 million plane as “flying palace”, saying that the deputy head of the opposition Republican People’s Party, Gumsa Tashgir, will question the Turkish parliament over allegations of “buying” the plane, .

“Is the rumors about buying that plane real if it is true, what is the goal and Turkey is experiencing a major economic crisis?”She asked.

She said that the presidential palace demands the Turkish people austerity in their basic daily needs and at the same time cannot abandon the manifestations of luxury.

The news comes after Erdogan’s son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, who is the Treasury minister, announced a package of austerity measures.

The aircraft joins the Turkish government fleet of 11 aircraft.

The Turkish government did not comment, but pro-government media said the plane was a “gift”.

“This gift from Emir Tamim is an expression of his love and trust in Erdogan and Turkey”, said kokpit.aero, a private news website, after the Turkish president expressed interest in the plane after offering it for sale for $ 400 million just three years after it was bought.

The pro-government daily “Gunesh” said the “gift” plane had already arrived in Turkey.

The aircraft usually carries 400 passengers, but most of the aircraft’s base has been removed to accommodate only 76 passengers.

It has 7 bedrooms, a guest bedroom, a medical room and a crew area.

The front of the plane has an official reception hall, another room with 14 passengers and a meeting room with a 6.2-meter dinner table.

The upper floor has a reception hall, a cockpit and a crew area, and the plane is full of paintings.

The news sparked controversy in social networking sites in Turkey.

“It is a gift of love from the Emir of Qatar to Erdogan,” said one loyalist.

“This is the friendship that arouses envy of enemies.

Yes, it is our flying palace, eat your hearts.”

On the other hand, another commentator said: “When the government makes half the country at the mercy of Qataris economically, the Emir of Qatar gives this dear gift to his friend Erdogan.”

Turkey and Qatar have good economic, political and military ties, with a Turkish military base in Qatar.

In August, Qatar pledged to support Turkey’s troubled economy by injecting $ 15 billion in direct investment during the visit of the emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

This comes in the wake of a sharp decline in the value of the Turkish lira amid rising tension between the United States and Turkey over a US priest tried on charges of terrorism.

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