Are Turkey's UNESCO heritage sites in danger?

Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English
  • 8 years ago
Turkey's UNESCO world heritage sites are very popular with the millions of tourists who visit the country every year.
But the landmarks are threatened by modern development and poor planning.
Al Jazeera's Reza Sayah reports from Istanbul.

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