"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 ...

Istanbul already has one canal - through the Bosphorus Strait - but it has become increasingly busy. The new project will accommodate the passage of 160 ships or tankers annually, alleviating some ...

The plans to construct the Istanbul Canal are nothing changing parameters ... range missile strikes perfectly clear — Kremlin The New York Times reported earlier, citing sources, that US ...

A canal project nearing completion is set to make history and usher in a new era of economic opportunities for Europe.

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 canal would bisect the current European side of Istanbul and thus form an island between Asia and Europe. The new ...

Last month the government approved plans for Canal Istanbul, which is to be about 45km ... often described as the father of a controversial new maritime doctrine known as "Blue Homeland".