Three artificial islands will be built in the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea with excavation from the construction of Istanbul’s controversial Kanal Istanbul project, aiming to build a “second Bosphorus,” the Habertürk daily reported.
Some 2.7 billion cubic meters of excavated land will be moved during the construction of Kanal Istanbul, which is expected to go out on tender this year.
The canal will be 43 kilometers long and 400 meters wide and feature six bridges.
The artificial islands are planned to be built at the exits of Marmara Sea and the Black Sea, and will be income-generating in order to finance the planned canal. The authorities are also planning to construct residences on the islands. The islands will be adapted for maritime traffic and there will be ports and berthing areas.
