FILE PHOTO: Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan speaks during a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ANKARA (Reuters) - Dutch, Belgian and French companies are interested in a massive and controversial canal project on the edge of Istanbul, Turkish Transport Minister Cahit Turhan said on Monday, according to Anadolu news agency.
The canal, which Turhan said should be completed by 2026, would relieve shipping on the Bosphorus strait running through the country's largest city.
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