"Two ends of Istanbul's Marmaray tunnel attached
The Marmaray Tunnel project, which will eventually see Istanbul’s Anatolian and European halves connected by a subterranean rail link, has entered the next phase of construction, Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım said Sunday.
The minister announced that construction teams had reached a breakthrough as one of the tunnels on land had now been connected to the underwater tunnel from the Üsküdar Train Station."
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