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12/22/06

People's Daily Online -- Turkey starts cross-strait rail tunnel excavations in Istanbul

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Turkey starts cross-strait rail tunnel excavations in Istanbul

Turkey on Thursday started rail tunnel excavations of the Marmaray Project, which will connect Europe and Asia beneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, the semi- official Anatolia news agency reported.

In a speech at a ceremony held in Istanbul to start digging tunnels, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the project launched in 2004 will surely facilitate transportation in the city. "We have been realizing Marmaray (Project), a 100-year dream for Istanbul, today," said Erdogan.

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