Critics warn of canal's environmental impact, investment risk Government says rising shipping levels make it essential 45-km canal to be built to the west of the city ISTANBUL, June 26 (Reuters ...

"We have not abandoned the Kanal Istanbul project. It is not on our agenda today, but when the day comes, the right financing is found, we will definitely do it," Transport and Infrastructure ...

The relentless campaign against the Istanbul mayor and others, spearheaded by the ruling AKP party, “reveals a clear pattern ...

Despite mounting opposition from political and civil society groups due to potential environmental and political issues, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is determined to proceed with the controversial ...

Now, the largest infrastructure project Turkey has ever undertaken ... the most ambitious is Canal Istanbul (also called Istanbul Kanal), a massive shipping canal meant to route traffic from ...

Preparations continue for the Kanal Istanbul ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony to be held on Saturday. The latest situation in the project, whose first foundation will be laid by President Erdogan, ...

"We view Kanal Istanbul as a project to save Istanbul's future," Erdogan told a ceremony. "We are opening a new page in the history of Turkey's development." Construction workers poured cement into ...

“We view Kanal Istanbul as a project to save Istanbul’s future,” Erdogan told a ceremony. “We are opening a new page in the history of Turkey’s development.” Construction workers ...

“We view Kanal Istanbul as a project to save Istanbul’s future,” Erdogan told a ceremony. “We are opening a new page in the history of Turkey’s development.” Construction workers ...

"We view Kanal Istanbul as a project to save Istanbul's future," Erdogan told a ceremony. "We are opening a new page in the history of Turkey's development." Construction workers poured cement ...