The Istanbul Canal project was first announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2011. The waterway is meant to become a new major shipping artery in western Istanbul, connecting the ...

to ensure the safety of life and property of Istanbul's Bosphorus and the citizens around it." According to the AP news agency, the new road bridge over the proposed route of the canal will ...

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Erdogan said Canal Istanbul will significantly ease the heavy traffic of the 30-km-long Bosphorus Strait. The new canal is expected to be completed in six ...

"The Istanbul Canal is a new page in Turkey's development, a new step in the further strengthening of our state. There is very intensive traffic along the Bosphorus, one of the most intense in the ...

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