A new canal, to be called the Istanbul Canal, is to be built near Istanbul, the prime minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced.
The canal will be one of the greatest projects of the 21st century and its realization will reduce traffic pressure in the Bosphorus, through which about 150 million tons of oil are transported annually.
Istanbul will be a city on two seas. In the west, the canal will link the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
The depth of the Istanbul Canal will be 25 meters, width – 145-150 meters, RIA Novosti reports.
