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Adnan Harun Yahya

tion, British merchants paid only 5% for their domestic trade. If a British

merchant or his agent bought a Turkish product for export, that merchant
or agent would not be subjected to any trade limitations and could trade for

free.

Henry Palmerston, the then British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,

called the treaty Capo d'Opera (a masterpiece) due to the unheard-of advan-
tages it offered to the British. In the meantime, the British deep state con-
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tinued with its classic hypocrisy and friendly façade towards the Ottoman Em-
pire, praised the country, which it had slyly pushed to the brink of collapse,

with compliments like 'the country that applies free trade in the broadest
manner among all countries in the world'. Therefore, considering what hap-

pened in the past, it is crucial to adopt a cautious approach to similar prais-
es, or promises made by modern representatives of the British deep state.

(Left page) Valide Sultan Mosque
(Background) A view of the
Golden Horn from the Galata
Tower