Turkish Digest Advertising Rates

Annual Advertising options

Friday, May 27, 2011

Turkey: Erdogan Pushing for Black Sea-Marmara Canal | EurasiaNet.org

"Turkey: Erdogan Pushing for Black Sea-Marmara Canal
May 27, 2011 - 2:12pm, by Dorian Jones

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears to see the construction of a canal near Istanbul that would link the Black and Marmara seas as a lynchpin of his political legacy. But political experts and economists are viewing the project with caution, worrying that it could have a destabilizing impact on existing energy and security arrangements. "

More:Turkey: Erdogan Pushing for Black Sea-Marmara Canal | EurasiaNet.org