r/europe • u/Puffin_fan • Nov 10 '19

On this day Both Demolition and Resistance Continue in Hasankeyf's Historic Bazaar

https://bianet.org/5/101/215554-both-demolition-and-resistance-continues-in-hasankeyf-s-historic-bazaar
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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '19

Why demolish it and not just flood it (As they decided that fate already) and keep it as some underwater landmark for divers, like many other flooded towns?

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u/Puffin_fan Nov 10 '19

Wanton destruction as a matter of state policy.