Indeed it was. So, yes, it's true.
Answer Continents can change in size while tectonic plates stay the same.
Explanation:
Across the world, mining contributes to erosion, sinkholes, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, significant use of water resources, dammed rivers and ponded waters, wastewater disposal issues, acid mine drainage and contamination of soil, ground and surface water.
Organized nationalist army and led insurgency, Guided Turkey from "Ottomanism" to "Turkishness"; separation of church and state; replaced Muslim calendar with Gregorian; purified/modernized Turkish language
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