The 45-km Canal will connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. The idea was first introduced 10 years ago. President Erdogan promised 6 years completion date. for the enquiring minds, the statistics below to indicate the scale of the project:
"6 bridges; 45 kilometres long; 21 metres deep; 30 times safer than the Bosphorus; 90 percent less traffic; six years of construction; a $15 billion budget"It is a post-Brexit move for the non-EU allies. Britain is Turkey's second largest export-partner, after Germany.
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