| Author (Corporate) | BBC |
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| Series Title | BBC News |
| Series Details | 29.10.13 |
| Publication Date | 29/10/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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A railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait was formally opened on the 29 October 2013. It created a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul, Turkey. The Marmaray tunnel is the world's first connecting two continents, and is designed to withstand earthquakes. It was inaugurated on the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a former mayor of Istanbul, revived the plan in 2004 for the tunnel as one of his mega projects for the city, which also include a third airport, a third bridge across the Bosphorus and a canal parallel to the international waterway to ease traffic. His ambitions were one cause for the anti-government protests that swept the country in June 2013, with local residents complaining the premier's urban development plans were forcing people from their homes and destroying green space. |
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| Source Link | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24721779 |
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| Countries / Regions | Turkey |
