I sometimes wonder if there is more to this story than we first imagine. It really is an April Fool waiting to break, I mean - 2 dolphins, up a mountain, in a concrete tank. Why up a mountain? If it was Ankara then you could maybe see the plan. Why so close to the sea but not in it? Hisaronu and Olu Deniz is all the same area, surely a better option as far as site goes would be found. You know, not up a hill in touching distance of the sea, not in Mugla's Magaluf where the ground vibrates till daybreak, not in a swimming pool into which people will shovel salt? It's the most prank filled scenario of my life so far. You would half expect Noel Edmonds to appear at the opening ceremony with a 'Gotcha Oscar' to present to us all.
No, it can't be right. It's only March so April Fools are out. Does somebody want to build something controversial, but not anywhere near as controversial as this hairbrained scheme? They say in the UK, if you want planning permission to build 6 flats on a piece of land, seek permission to build 12. You'll get your 6. Is it possible something grotesque is coming to Hisaronu, something we would hate with a passion, but will celebrate because it's arrival is at least preferable to that dolphin pond?
Or maybe elections are on the horizon. Maybe the mayor will step in and at the opportune moment block this project forever. It won't be the first time someone has rolled a hand grenade onto the political table, only for that to be forgotten when the same person leaps forward at the last second to throw it to a safe area - to be remembered forever as the hero of the whole episode.
Whatever is going on, if you sit and think it through, you have to admit - the whole idea of a dolphinarium in Hisaronu (of all places!!!) is totally ridiculous.
