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Erdoğan has come under fire for the construction of a new palace called Ak Saray (white palace), which occupies approximately 50 acres of Atatürk Forest Farm (AOÇ) in Ankara. Since the AOÇ is protected land, several court orders were issued to halt the construction of the new palace, though building work went on nonetheless. The opposition described the move as a clear disregard for the rule of law. Allegations of corruption during the construction process, the wildlife destruction and the complete obliteration of the zoo in the AOÇ in order to make way for the new compound were also subject to heavy criticism. The fact that the palace is technically illegal has led to it being branded as the 'Kaç-Ak Saray', with the word kaçak in Turkish meaning 'illegal'.