Dubbed by Erdogan as his “crazy project” when he first suggested building the canal in 2011, the 45km (28-mile)-long project linking the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea to the west of the ...

The project is a new 45 kilometre shipping canal running just west of Istanbul’s two airports on the outskirts of the city, from the Black Sea in the north to the Marmara Sea in the south.

By laying the first stone of the Sazlidere bridge, one of six viaducts that will cross the Istanbul Canal, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan kicked off on Saturday what he himself calls his ...

‘Crazy project’ The Istanbul Canal is the latest in a string of infrastructure projects the government has embarked on since 2013, when Erdogan announced a $200bn, 10-year building spree.

ISTANBUL, June 26 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a $15 billion canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus Strait by laying the foundations ...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is pushing ahead with a massive canal project through Istanbul — even though banks are afraid to fund it, and many think it is unnecessary.

The ambitious Canal Istanbul project could displace thousands of people, imperil the city’s tenuous water supply, and impact ocean life, critics say. By Umar Farooq. March 28, 2018 ...

Istanbul's Water and Sewage Authority had ordered the demolition and shutdown of construction sites along the canal route, he said. "The municipal employees who opposed (the project) are currently ...

The Canal Istanbul project is going to be the city’s largest project, Erdogan said in April 2018. In the same speech, he announced that the construction of the mega project would begin in his ...

A spokesman for Istanbul's new mayor issued a warning to Arab investors on Tuesday: If you want to invest in the Turkish government's ambitious new waterway, dubbed "Canal Istanbul", the ...