Canal Istanbul

Canal Istanbul stirs fear and uncertainty in nearby villages

Canal Istanbul stirs fear and uncertainty in nearby villages

  • The project was first announced in 2011 by then-premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is now president.
  • Its aim is to ease congestion on the Bosphorus Strait by carving a new waterway between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
By AFP ·