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Kanal Istanbul

Kanal Istanbul is a project for the artificial sea-level waterway, which is being built by Turkey on the European side of Turkey, connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, and thus to the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas.

Analysis – Who will benefit from Kanal Istanbul project?

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 29, 2020 – Companies with close ties to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing in Turkey Justice and...

Analysis – Is this the start of tendering process for Kanal Istanbul?

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 9, 2020 – A tender will be launched on March 26 for the reconstruction and relocation of the historic Odabaşı and...

TEMA Foundation: positive EIA decision on Kanal Istanbul Project not compliant with law, public interest or scientific facts

Press Release – TEMA Foundation – February 20, 2020 To the EIA positive decision of TEMA Foundation, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization for...

Analysis – Turkey to start construction of $20 billion Kanal Istanbul in 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 7, 2020 – The zoning plan for the giant Kanal (Channel, Canal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the...

Analysis – Recep Tayyip Erdogan says tender for Canal Istanbul project to be held soon

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 13, 2019 – The tender for the Canal (Channel, Kanal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of...

Analysis – Kanal Istanbul – the largest construction project in the world for a decade

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 1, 2019 – Construction works for Canal (Channel, Kanal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of...

Kanal Istanbul – post-election priority for Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the first initiative of his government after winning...

Further details released about Kanal Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Kanal Istanbul is a project ti build a waterway which would operate as an alternative waterway to the...

Route picked for Turkey’s $15.5bn Black Sea canal

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2017 – According to a report published in Habertürk, a route has been finalised for a proposed “Canal...

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