Transportation
Erdogan Inaugurates Contentious $15 Billion Canal Project
- Environmentalists say pricey waterway is threat to marine life
- Six year timeline to build 45 km canal with six bridges
Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a ceremony for Sazlidere Bridge, part of Canal Istanbul mega-project, in Istanbul, on June 26.
Photographer: Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a ground-breaking ceremony for a bridge planned as part of a canal project near Istanbul that’s been criticized by environmentalists.