Turkey: 'Kanal Istanbul,' a controversial project divides the country • FRANCE 24 English

A controversial project is dividing Turkey: “Kanal Istanbul.” The plan to double the Bosphorus shipping route, from the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, by digging an artificial canal has reignited clashes between the government and the opposition. Report by Jenna Le Bras and Adrià Rocha Cutiller.
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