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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (3rd R) and Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (2nd R) stand around Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (seated) as they ride the ceremonial service of a train during the opening ceremony of Marmaray, a subway which links Europe with Asia some 60 metres below the […]


Opinion: A dream over a century in the making

Opinion: A dream over a century in the making

by | Oct 31, 2013 | Opinion

Marmaray is a new manifestation of an old dream, one that began nearly 150 years ago during the time of Sultan Abdul-Majid, and put down on paper by Sultan Abdul-Hamid as plans to construct a tubular bridge nearly a century ago. The project came into existence in 2013...