The ancient-looking cobbles were replaced by garish slabs of cheap stone, and the construction kept Istanbulus leaping open ditches and dodging sparking power cables for the better part of a year.
With internal dissent rumbling in recent weeks within the government ranks and at the top of the AKP, the poor result for Erdoğan is likely to embolden dissenters and could spark a power stuggle.
All of these announcements mark what Microsoft calls "an extensive commitment for Spark to power Microsoft's big data and analytics offerings".
Needless to say, Thomas's scientific findings (backed up by a university analysis of water drawn from the spa) spark a power struggle between the two brothers and all the major players in the town, from the businessmen to the newspaper editor and trade unions.
It's both defensive and offensive and is like a small spark of power with supremely accurate precision.
His abrupt departure sparked a power struggle in the military, which immediately conducted a coup.
In Northern California, crews battled wildfires on Friday that were sparked by power lines blown down by the wind.
A plan for recruiting summer school teachers has sparked a power struggle involving the teachers' union, the Giuliani administration and the interim schools chancellor.
Recent protests have focused on political corruption and the failure of the state in providing basic services, sparked by power cuts in the middle of one of the country's most brutal heatwaves in recent years.
That killing has reportedly sparked a power struggle between the FSB and the security forces of the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, one of whose men is accused of the shooting.
