After 150-year wait, Istanbul tunnel joins Europe and Asia 30 octobre 2013
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The Guardian (UK) Wednesday, October 30, 2013, p. 19
Constanze Letsch, Istanbul
$4bn Bosphorus project first dreamed up in 1860. Concerns over safety of tunnel in earthquake zone. (suite…)
Tunnel vision: the €3bn project that split Turkey 29 octobre 2013
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The Independent (UK) Tuesday, October 29, 2013, p. 28-29
David O’Byrne in Istanbul
After long delays a 150-year plan to connect Istanbul’s twin coasts is finally ready. But could this unpopular project trigger further protests? More than 150 years since it was first dreamed up by an Ottoman sultan, Turkey will today unveil the world’s first sea tunnel linking two continents. (suite…)
Maritime motorway fuels environmental concerns 17 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bosphorus, environment, Istanbul, maritime transport, pipeline, Turkey, Turkish straits
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Financial Times (UK) Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Special Report : Istanbul: Business & Finance, p. 3
By John Roberts
Pipeline politics. Halting the flow of 100m tonnes of crude oil is a priority, says John Roberts (suite…)
A bridge too far? Critics say third crossing will add to Istanbul’s woes 9 juin 2012
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The Guardian (UK) Saturday, June 9, 2012, p. 30
Constanze Letsch, Istanbul
Megacity already faces dire environmental problems £1.6bn link ‘set to worsen traffic and urban sprawl’. (suite…)
3rd Bosporus bridge ‘Italian’, Astaldi gets contract 30 mai 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Astaldi, Bosphorus, bridge, Ictas, Istanbul, Italia, Turkey
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ANSAmed (Italy) Italiano Türkçe
30 May 2012, Ankara
Consortium with Turkish Ictas, 2-bln-euro contract. Turkey is becoming ever more the promised land for Italian entrepreneurs, who with Astaldi have got hold of one of the currently most highly-sought international contracts : that of the third bridge over the Bosporus, a project worth 4.5 billion Turkish liras (2 billion euros). (suite…)
Turkey: Connecting continents 7 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bosphorus, bridge, Istanbul, Marmaray, public transport system, transport, tunnel, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Economic Update (Oxford Business Group)
7 Mar 2012
Istanbul’s public transport system is set to be radically overhauled by the addition of an underwater transit tunnel, new train stations and a possible third bridge over the Bosphorus. (suite…)
Cleaning up the Bosphorus 6 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Black Sea, Bosphorus, Canal Istanbul, environment, Istanbul, Mediterranean, pollution, Sea of Marmara, sea transport, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish straits
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BBC (UK) 6 March 2012
The BBC’s correspondent Jonathan Head reports.
Istanbul is one of the world’s oldest cities, and with 15m inhabitants one of the most crowded. That has put immense environmental pressure on the Bosphorus, the narrow strait that divides the city and connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. (suite…)
Pipeline bypassing Turkish Straits would not reduce risks 8 décembre 2011
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OilOnline.com (USA)
Dec 8, 2011
An oil pipeline bypassing Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait would have little impact on shipping safety on the waterway because crude oil shipments constitute a small and declining percentage of total traffic, according to a new IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA) report. (suite…)
The bridge to nowhere 16 novembre 2011
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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, November 16, 2011
By Andrew Finkel, Istanbul
I suspect that many Istanbul residents, even those caught in the tailgate eternity of the daily commute to work, don’t spend much time worrying about the broad-leafed knapweed. (suite…)
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