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Turkey approves plans for controversial Istanbul canal
The canal will help prevent Suez-like accidents, Environment Minister Murat Kurum said.Turkey has approved development plans for a huge canal in Istanbul, Environment Minister Murat Kurum said on Saturday despite continued objections from environmental campaigners and oppositon figures. The Kanal Istanbul project will ease pressure on the Bosphorus strait and help prevent accidents such as the ship-blockage at the Suez Canal this week, Kurum claimed.The $9.2-billion mega-project was first proposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2011 but not officially approved by the environment ministry until last year.The 28-mile long canal will effectively make large parts of Istanbul, Turkey's lar

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