Erdogan has turned into a despot, but that's a fact, not a prejudice. According to its Wikipedia page, this bridge has been designed by a Danish firm and was b

Erdogan has turned into a despot, but that's a fact, not a prejudice. According to its Wikipedia page, this bridge has been designed by a Danish firm and was built by a consortium of Korean and Turkish firms. Let's all give up the whole notion of "national pride". It only leads to wars in the end. Many Russians are blinded by their national pride. "I know it's a lie when I hear that the Russian army is bombing civilians in Ukraine: because it's just impossible" said a nice old Russian lady when interviewed. :-( I'm both French and American, and majored in History. Nothing to be proud of, if you subtract all the massacres, imperial wars, torture, colonization, slavery, etc from the achievements. Humans Rights are under duress in both countries (Guantanamo, police violence) ; the democracy is under attack in both - even if their respective political situations are totally different. This bridge symbolizes in my opinion the great achievements made possible when humans choose to cooperate rather than compete in the zero-sum game of national prides. So, a great bridge, the longest of its kind! Well done, everybody, impressive!