Turkey plans to create artificial islands in the Sea of Marmara
Turkey plans to establish three new artificial islands in the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea with excavation from the construction of Istanbul’s Kanal Istanbul project, aiming to build a “second Bosphorus,”
Some 2.7 billion cubic meters of excavated land will be moved during the construction of the canal, which is expected to go out on tender this year.
The artificial islands are planned to be built at the exits of Marmara Sea and the Black Sea, and will be income-generating in order to finance the planned canal. The authorities are also plan to construct residences on the islands.
The islands will be adapted for maritime traffic and there will be ports and berthing areas.
The purpose of the canal, aiming to bisect the current European side of Istanbul and thus form an island between the continents of Asia and Europe, is to reduce the load on the Bosphorus: it is planned that the new canal will serve mainly oil tankers. The project was initiated by then-Prime Minister and current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2011.
According to the projects, it is planning to give different names to the islands. The marine traffic for these islands will also be constructed.
It is expected that the deepest point of the canal will be 25 meters, bottom width 120 meters and surface width 140 meters. Expected cost of the project is $10 billion.
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