Turkey Claims Source of Olympic Flame and Spirit

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Turkey Claims Source of Olympic Flame and Spirit

Andy Dabilis

LONDON - With Turkey bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is the home of the Olympic flame that burns in Ancient Olympia in Greece and is the real "owners" of the Olympic spirit.

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August 05, 2012

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1. Philip Vorgias wrote on August 05, 2012 12:15 PM	The Turks have no cultural achievements to speak of, so they attempt to steal those of other nations. Isn't going to work.

2. Niko Seretis wrote on August 05, 2012 8:44 PM	No cultural, academic, or scientific achievements in their brief history as the nation of Turkey. Their ancestor Mongols where still living in China when the first Olympic games started. Erdogon is taking lessons from Fyrom on how to steal your neighbors culture. Where's George Bush now to sign a proclomation stating the flame came from the turks?
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