The project was first announced in 2011 by then-premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is now president of Turkiye.

Explore Turkey's proposed $65 billion canal project through Istanbul, examining its historical context, significance, and potential issues. The video discusses previous canal proposals and key ...

The Turkish government on Monday unveiled the route of its planned new canal for Istanbul, a hugely ambitious 45 kilometre (28 mile) project designed to be its answer to the famed artificial shipping ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan has revived plans to dig a canal on the edge of Istanbul despite opposition from hundreds of petitioners and the city's new mayor against the kind of mega ...

In Sazlibosna village, along the planned route of the vast Canal Istanbul project, 68-year-old Yasar Demirkaya fidgets with worn prayer beads as he sips tea at a cafe, uncertain about the future.

Although first announced in 2011, work has yet to start on the waterway itself - Copyright AFP Ozan KOSE Although first announced in 2011, work has yet to start on ...