Channel Istanbul

TMMOB Istanbul Provincial Coordination Board made an objection with a petition, drawing attention to the fact that the experts determined for the Annulment Case of Channel Istanbul EIA Positive Decision were not impartial and objective. Channel Istanbul EIA opened by TMMOB and affiliated chambers [more…]

IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu reacted to the announcement of the Minister of Environment and Urbanization, Murat Kurum, that the Channel Istanbul project will start this year, saying, “Let's talk about the priorities of Istanbul. First place is earthquake, unfortunately now second place [more…]

The dates for the Kanal Istanbul Project are becoming clear. The plans of the Channel Istanbul Project of the century, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called "my dream", are suspended in January. Environment and Urban Planning Minister Murat Kurum announced the development plans of Kanal Istanbul this month. [more…]

The title deed process has started in the building blocks of "Yenişehir" to be established around Kanal Istanbul within the borders of Başakşehir Şahintepe. CHP's IMM Council Member Nadir Ataman said, `` The government saying 'let's hold on to the epidemic, let's hold on to the outbreak' to the shopkeepers, workers, pensioners, civil servants in the opened packages, Channel [more…]

The Istanbul Branch of the Chamber of Mining Engineers announced the Kanal Istanbul report. It was emphasized that only the excavation, transportation and storage costs reached 75 billion liras, which was determined as the entire cost of the channel. Istanbul, Marmara Region, Marmara Sea and Black Sea, their effects and damages [more…]

IMM pushed the button to produce "Disaster Focused Social Housing" in Izmit by KİPTAŞ. İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu visited the land on which the project will be built in December with Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet, Mayor of İzmit. İmamoğlu, a [more…]

Following Adil Karaismailoğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure in the TBMM Plan and Budget Committee, Environment and Urban Planning Minister Murat Kurum did not mention Kanal Istanbul in his budget presentation regarding his ministry. The institution, following the criticism of the opposition that the project was abandoned, " [more…]

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) President Ekrem İmamoğlu gave a written statement within the scope of the investigation initiated against Kanal Istanbul. According to the news in Birgün; "By the Ministry of Internal Affairs," against the Kanal Istanbul Project, the institutional [more…]

CHP Istanbul Deputy Erdogan Toprak pointed to the power of the earthquake nightmare in Izmir and said, "Cancel the Kanal Istanbul Project, considering what a disaster even the mini tsunami has caused." Chief Advisor to CHP President and Istanbul Deputy [more…]

CHP Istanbul Provincial Directorate, with its sharing on social media, listed what can be done if the budget allocated for the Channel Istanbul Project is used in other areas. The things that can be done with the money allocated for the project are stated as follows: With this budget; Environment and [more…]

Barış Yarkadaş from CHP spoke at the talk titled “Channel Istanbul” organized by Şarköy Municipality of Tekirdağ. In an interview with the impact of the project in Turkey it was discussed in all aspects. The conversation took place in Şarköy Municipality Social Facilities Garden and outdoors due to the pandemic. About [more…]

The Channel Istanbul Survey organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has been concluded. 606 thousand 317 people participated in the survey; Channel Istanbul, "64,2 percent opposed, 34,1 percent support came, 1,7 percent does not matter," he said. “63,2 percent of the respondents say that it will not be helpful; [more…]

IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu answered the question about the removal of posters about Kanal Istanbul with the decision of the Istanbul Governorship. Reminding that he constantly posts on Kanal Istanbul from his social media accounts, İmamoğlu said, “If they are going to start a transaction, I advise them not to deal with posters. Social [more…]

The information posters of the IMM with the words "Ya Kanal or Istanbul" removed by the Governorship of Istanbul were examined on the same day and the collection decision was put into effect on the same night. IMM conveyed its objections to the Istanbul Governorship regarding this transaction, which did not have a judicial decision. Application in the appeal [more…]

The information posters with the words "Ya Kanal or Istanbul" in the advertising areas under the property, rule and possession of IMM were removed by the Istanbul Governorship by the police units. According to the relevant legislation, the transaction, which should only be carried out by judicial decision, is a legal [more…]

IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu introduced the "Post-Disaster Temporary Housing Areas" that they put into service in Ataşehir and Topkapı. Speaking at the introductory meeting, İmamoğlu said, “It is our main responsibility to do business with every institution of the state. But an institution of the state, if insistently [more…]

The joint legislative work carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization in order to implement Kanal Istanbul has been completed. The companies that win the construction tender of the channel where the Build-Operate-Transfer model will be applied will be granted tax exemption for all kinds of technical equipment they will use in construction; [more…]

The contract for the "Nakkaş-Başakşehir section" of the Northern Marmara Motorway, which will be built within the scope of the controversial project of Istanbul, Kanal Istanbul, was the Presidential Palace. Rönesans It was stated that the group won. When the ways to be made with the build - operate - transfer (BOT) method are examined, some of them are controversial. [more…]