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The Political Feasibility of the Istanbul Canal Project
14/09/2011
Author : Global Political Trends Center (GPoT - Turkey)
By Mensur Akgün & Sylvia Tiryaki | August 2011
 
Popularly referred to as the “crazy” project, Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyipErdogan’s Istanbul Canal Project has been debated vigorously since its proposal prior to the 2011 elections in the country. While some questioned its economic and ecological feasibility, others carried the discussion towards the Project’s political implications. In addition to evaluating these debates, in this Policy Brief we discuss the Project through a historical perspective that includes the dynamics of the 1936 Montreux Convention. We argue that the feasibility of the Canal Project is valid only after certain changes are made in the application of the Montreux Convention. However, we conclude that this may lead to an outcome in which the signatories would question the legitimacy of the Convention under present conditions. Download the full version here: http://www.gpotcenter.org/dosyalar/PB27_2011_IstanbulCanalProject_Akgun_Tiryaki.pdf
 
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  • Re:The Political Feasibility of the Istanbul Canal Project

truely a nice article to read about.

By David Rocher on 9/21/2011 07:03
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  • Re:The Political Feasibility of the Istanbul Canal Project

Thats so nice indeed.

By Howlett Richard on 9/29/2011 07:14
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