ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will press ahead with plans to dig a 45-km shipping canal running parallel to the Bosphorus, its environment minister said on Saturday, despite a government freeze on new investments as it reins in spending.
Work is due to start this year on Kanal Istanbul, a showcase construction project championed by President Tayyip Erdogan.
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