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Erdogan says Muslims, not Columbus, discovered Americas
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that the Americas were discovered by Muslims in the 12th century, nearly three centuries before Christopher Columbus set foot there. Muslims discovered America in 1178, not Christopher Columbus," the conservative president said in a televised speech during an Istanbul summit of Muslim leaders from Latin America. "Muslim sailors arrived in America from 1178.
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I don't necessarily doubt this, but a politician saying it merely makes me wonder what trouble he's stirring up.