They refuse aid with its construction. The Baghdad Railway was intended to connect Konya and Bagdad by a 1,600 km line through modern-day Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
Citation:
Editors. "Britain and France refuse to support Baghdad Railway".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
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