国际英语资讯:Canal project divides Turks over environmental, financial issues
<p><span word="ISTANBUL">ISTANBUL</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 17-- <span word="Discussions">Discussions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="waterway">waterway</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="populous">populous</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lately">lately</span> <span word="polarized">polarized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span>.</p><p><span word="Canal">Canal</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="crazy">crazy</span> <span word="project">project</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30-<span word="km">km</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="Bosphorus">Bosphorus</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="waterways">waterways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="divides">divides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>.</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="initiate">initiate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tender">tender</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>-<span word="button">button</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canal">canal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 45-<span word="km">km</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marmara">Marmara</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> 26,000 <span word="hectares">hectares</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="metro">metro</span> <span word="crossings">crossings</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waterway">waterway</span>.</p><p><span word="Ekrem">Ekrem</span> <span word="Imamoglu">Imamoglu</span>, <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="erroneous">erroneous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span>" <span word="imposition">imposition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metropolis">metropolis</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environmentalists">environmentalists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="tremor">tremor</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p>
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