Turkey's President Moves into World's Biggest Palace Costing £384 Million

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stands inside the new
Ak Saray presidential palace (White House) on the outskirts
of Ankara, Turkey

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Recep Tayyip Erdogan's new residence is four times the size of Versailles, comfortably exceeding the grandeur of Louis XIV of France

Turkey’s new president has been accused of behaving like a “sultan” after he installed himself in the biggest residential palace in the world, built for a price tag of £384 million.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan now resides in the White Palace, which was constructed in breach of court orders in protected forest land in the capital, Ankara.

Boasting 1,000 rooms covering a total floor area of 3.1 million square feet, the palace is four times the size of Versailles, allowing Mr Erdogan to exceed the residential grandeur of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” of France. » | David Blair | Wednesday, November 05, 2014