Turkey to open first sea tunnel to ever link two continents

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world’s first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan’s dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects. “Our ancestors worked on (the project). It fell to us to realise it,” said Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the … Continue reading »