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Agreed, that's a lot of work. Based on the link above if their traffic flow through the Bosphorus is near 2005 levels thats 150 ships a day, roughly 10% of which are oil tankers crowding through a relatively narrow heavily populated area on either shore. The Turkish economy is one of the few thats growing, possibly because they and Qatar are among the few Islamic nations who have to work for their economy, instead of sitting around getting paid for oil under their soil. At this point Russia's economy is all oil exports, and it seems the Turks are anticipating increased economic growth and trade. I am curious what hazardous materials Erdogan was referring too. Strategically, going forward they would have two straits to defend, since their enemies have been trying to force the Bosphorus for centuries, as the English tried in WW1.
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