THE TURKS NEED OUR ARM AROUND THEIR SHOULDERS
Once foes, old friends, Australians should be helping Turkey in these dire days…
Time to dig deep for our far away friends
The Suez Canal, built between 1859-1869 finally alleviated the need for long sail voyages to and from Europe around the Cape of Good Hope or the more notorious Cape Horn.
It’s arguable new migration patterns formed as people from Mediterranean nations now had relatively simpler access to Australia, Greek, Italians and Lebanese among them who became early pioneers in commerce and agriculture.
Access to British “possessions” in Egypt, India, Ceylon and Singapore influenced our trading relationships.
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