Why Turkey is Transforming Istanbul Into an Island

EA: To get the full Black Sea experience you have to buy the Istanbul canal DLC

Once the canal is completely built, an evergreen ship will be stuck on the bosphorus thus everyone would have to go through the new canal. Chaching

When you said that Suez is 200km long, you counted the Red sea, which isn't artificial. The Suez is at least 2 times smaller (but still quite big)

THIS, is probably one of the most interesting channels I’ve EVER stumbled across! I CAN’T go to SLEEP! 😂 Thank you.

Boats: Zzz this takes so long Turkey: you want bosphorus premium subscription?

I am from Turkey and i am learning why we are transforming Istanbul into a island from a foreign YouTube channel

we appreciate the informative video about the Istanbul canal project. However, we noticed a few mistakes that we would like to point out. Firstly, the Suez Canal is not actually 200km long but is still quite significant. Secondly, we want to clarify that Istanbul is not the capital of Turkey, it's actually Ankara. Lastly, it's important to consider the potential environmental risks that could come with such a large-scale excavation project. Despite these points, we are grateful for the opportunity to learn more about Istanbul's future development plans. Thank you RealLifeLore!

Very detailed well explained video thx. 1 addition, the damage of canal on the environment will be catastrophic too.

As a resident in İstanbul, none of my neighbors want this project. Everyone thinks that turkey should focus on other problems such as unemployment and high inflation rates. This project is just a way to launder Erdogan and his friends' dirty money.

"Using Istanbul canal is like using Youtube premium" Comparison of the year.

I'm pretty sure the second after you mentioned why nobody gets youtube premium the immediately hit me with an ad lol. Thanks for the great content!

Great video, thank you.

Turkey: let's build a canal to avoid the city center. also Turkey: Let's develop the area next to the canal to make a new city center.

"Guns are not allowed, so we only have missiles" this so American lol

Fascinating. Thank you!

Missiles are not technically guns has to be one of the greatest arguments ever used😂😂😂

"...was the capital of three great empires, the Romans, the Byzantines..." Two spidermen pointing at each other

Feeling a little lucky to have driven USS KAUFFMAN FFG-59 through in 1999. It was a little nerve racking with the amount of traffic; the 13 minute point is a good representation.

9:17 cute how those dolphins are playing in front of that gargantuan ship. it really gives a sense of scale

Just to clarify: Istanbul is not the Capital Of Turkey, it's actually Ankara.