Minister Arslan: "We Want to Hit Channel Istanbul This Year"

Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ahmet Arslan said that Istanbul is the only city in the world that passes through the sea and that they set out for the Canal Istanbul Project with the responsibility of protecting the city and said, “We need to minimize this danger of the Bosphorus, which is exposed to danger, where 50 thousand ships pass through a year. An alternative waterway was needed in order to cleanse Istanbul from danger, reduce the burden on the Bosphorus, especially due to dangerous goods transportation, preserve the historical texture and meet the increasing and growing demand. " found the assessment.

Explaining that the necessary drilling has been carried out within the scope of the Kanal Istanbul Project and that a certain stage has been reached, Arslan said, “Our simulation studies continue depending on the size of the ships that can pass through the channel. Within the framework of these simulation studies, our navigation studies continue depending on the wavelength of the ships that will pass. When we finish these, we will have decided on the final section of Kanal Istanbul and the length of the ship to pass. Depending on the completion of the works, we aim to tender this year, and while doing this, we plan to use many mixed models together. We want to make it much more modern, not only the canal, but also the urban transformation and greening in the area along the route around the canal. Since we are considering building artificial islands with the material that will come out of the canal, the operation and construction model of each of them will be different from each other. he spoke.

Arslan stated that they made the risk assessment by taking into account the determination of the environmental impacts of the canal, climate studies related to wind and waves, geological and geotechnical studies, earthquakes and tsunamis in certain periods, and said, “ We work with experts and expert organizations that have a say in the subject. Because if you are doing the world's largest project, while there are so many criteria to consider, we do not have the luxury to act depending on the opinions of 3-5 people. This year we want to finish the work, start the process and hit the digging. " used the expression.