Tokom posjete tom gradu prošlog vikenda, turski premijer Recep Tayyip Erdogan pretvorio je njenu sudbinu u priču za međunarodne vijesti, kad je tu statuu nazvao "strašilom".
On a visit to the city last weekend, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned its fate into an international news story when he labeled the statue an "abomination".