"Prodi and Erdogan inaugurate tunnel linking main Turkish cities
ANKARA, Turkey: The prime ministers of Turkey and Italy on Tuesday inaugurated part of a highway and mountain underpass that will cut traveling time between Istanbul and Ankara to just over three hours.
"A dream of the people and of the country has been achieved," Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip said at the ceremony formally opening the Istanbul-to-Ankara route of the 2.8-kilometer (1.7-mile) tunnel crossing Bolu mountain, half way between the two cities."
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