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.

Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is betting on huge infrastructure projects to secure his country's future. A decade ago, he announced his biggest proposal yet - a new canal to the Black Sea.

According to a recent survey conducted by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, only 34.1 percent of İstanbulites support the Canal İstanbul project, a planned artificial waterway between the Sea of ...

(Bloomberg) -- A Turkish court upheld an opposition complaint about a multi-billion dollar canal project pushed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a setback for the leader’s latest megaproject. The ...

The lawsuit opened by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) regarding the zoning plan for the Canal İstanbul Project has been concluded. The 11th Administrative Court of İstanbul has canceled the ...

Canal to built big enough for supertankers Third Istanbul airport to be built Project unveiled ahead of June 12 election Opposition leader says scheme aims to enrich cronies ISTANBUL, April 27 ...

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 ...