THROUGH the long Ottoman era, Turks and Russians fought many bloody wars.

在奥斯曼帝国的漫长历史上，土耳其与俄罗斯多次交手，战况惨烈。

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His plan to demolish the old Ottoman-era markets was stymied by UNESCO, the UN's cultural arm, just before the bulldozers moved in.

他打算拆除鄂图曼时期旧市场的计画遭联合国教科文组织制止，就在推土机准备进入之前。

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For the church, built over a cave which marks the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, the biggest problem is water damage from unrepaired leaks and the reluctance of the Greek, Armenian and Roman Catholic hierarchs to agree on any repair plan that might disrupt the Ottoman-era system for sharing access to the building.

ECONOMIST: UNESCO is better at naming enemies than finding friends