64.2 percent of İstanbulites do not support canal project, shows survey Bianet :: English 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 Marmara and the Black Sea. Ottoman sultan’s portrait arrives in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News … Read more
İstanbul police remove municipality’s banners against Canal İstanbul project Bianet :: English The municipality has said the Governor’s order for removal of the banners was not based on a court verdict. İstanbul Mayor says ‘only a handful of people’ will benefit from Canal İstanbul project Bianet :: English The municipality has released a report on the possible … Read more
Istanbul’s New Mayor Takes On Erdogan’s Pet Canal Project Bloomberg Istanbul’s mayor, who’s seen as a possible future challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is trying to block one of the Turkish leader’s pet Istanbul Mayor gives 15 reasons to oppose Kanal Istanbul project Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Dec. 25 outlined 15 reasons to oppose the planned … Read more
Company related to Qatar emir looking to profit off of Kanal Istanbul | Ahval News in Turkish Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, mother of Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has purchased through a Erdogan says Istanbul canal project to go ahead despite mayor’s opposition Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will soon hold a tender for a gigantic canal … Read more
Cuma Notları Taksim pususu ve direnişi Kürt barışıyla birlikte siyasî şizofreninin tavan yaptığı bir memlekette yaşıyoruz. Salı günü polis eşliğinde Başbakan?ın ?Kışla AVM?sine hazırlık için Gezi Parkı imhası başladı. Perşembe sabahı saat 5?te beklenen oldu. Gezi Parkı?nın yıkımına karşı gösterilen toplumsal hassasiyetin iktidar ve emrindeki teşkilâtı kat?iyen hedeflerinden döndürmeyeceği açıktı. Geçen cumartesi Cumhurbaşkanı İstanbul?da Uluslararası İnsan … Read more
Construction plans for Istanbul skyscrapers canceled www.worldbulletin.net Construction plans for Istanbul skyscrapers canceled. The building permit and construction plans of the skyscrapers in Zeytinburnu Kazlicesme, which Prime Minister Erdogan criticized for their negative impact on Istanbul’s historic landscape, have been an istanbul news roundup: Top Istanbul Street Foods As rapidly as Istanbul marches toward its … Read more
Çılgın Kanal Hükümetin içeride ve dışarıda takdir edilen üyelerinden Ali Babacan geçen hafta hiç âdeti olmamasına rağmen, görev konusu dışında kalan Kanal İstanbul projesi hakkında beyanda bulundu. Yakın coğrafyamızın ekolojik dengesini geri dönüşsüz bir şekilde altüst etme kapasitesi olan projenin gerçekçi olduğunu iddia etti. Ankaralı ?yüksek sadakat? kurumlarından Yüksek Planlama Kurulu kararını vermiş, proje başlama aşamasına gelmiş. Babacan ?dünya için … Read more
A massive project. Much more imaginative than other parties’ election promises. AKP increasingly relies on grand projects reminding me older dam projects etc by center-right parties… Probably environmental unfriendly, and pro-corporate. (A friend of mine on real estate business already gave me tips about that). Cutting a New Bosphorus Through Istanbul by Jenny White Image … Read more