Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dream risks becoming Constantinople’s nightmare
Canal
“Maybe that’s just the fate of this place” said a local referring to the expulsion of Yeniköy’s Greek population during the birth of the modern Turkey
Those arguing for a new canal say it would provide a safer and more profitable route for vessels
A railway that will eventually connect Thessaloniki with northern Europe and a canal from Thessaloniki to Danube are the projects that will make the difference
A planned 45-kilometer, $25 billion waterway linking the Marmara and Black seas, running parallel to the Bosphorus
But the company’s website provides no information about past or current projects
It constitutes one of Turkey’s largest strategic projects and it is supposed to eliminate the growing risk posed by ships carrying dangerous goods to Bosporus
Turkey’s government plans ship route to rival the Suez and take strain off the Bosphorus
Another canal project—Canal Istanbul—will be a post-election priority, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on April 28
A report evaluating the project’s environmental impact, which is required by the government before construction commences, is currently being compiled