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Robbie Gramer, Katie Livingstone, Jack Detsch, Steven A. Cook, Liz Cookman, Robbie Gramer, Katie Livingstone, Jack Detsch, Steven A. Cook, Liz Cookman

RARE PHOTOS: Erdogan is digging a hole he can t escape | Rare Historical Photos

Residents of Istanbul protest the Kanal Istanbul project in Istanbul on Jan. 12, 2020. Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto/Getty Images

Kanal Istanbul, a plan to dig a nearly 30-mile channel between the Black and Marmara seas, would turn half of Turkey’s largest city into an island. The project would also see the development of a new city of a million people along Turkey’s Thracian banks, and the construction of a container terminal and dozens of new bridges, highways, marinas, malls, and entertainment centers.

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