Turkey opens tunnel linking Europe and Asia

Turkey has for the first time connected its European and Asian sides by opening a railway tunnel that fulfils a vision first proposed by an Ottoman sultan about 150 years ago.
The tunnel is 13.6km long, with 1.4km running under the Bosporus, the strait that connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, and divides Istanbul between Asia and Europe.
Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from Istanbul.

[@ahmedeeqnur4047]

Mashallah Turkey may Allah bless Turkey

[@aminoorislam7641]

Go Turkey!

[@balaputradewaputra9998]

Amazing turkey

[@liamnixon4428]

Europe and Asia are not separate continents. The conception that they're separate comes from Europe's belief that they're at the center of the world.

[@scholargnome]

It's not like people don't have other means of crossing the Bosporus Straight.

[@theonetheonlydeganthevegan4392]

I don't think so. The use of it is to go from Istanbuls one side to the other.

[@Base.]

True, they are very different geographically and demographically. Don't know what's up with the thumbs down. Truth hurts I guess.

[@peacefullifetv5065]

Alhamdulillah. Turkey Zindabad. Erdogan Zindabad.

[@spitzbubezumquadrat]

i wouldnt call Turkey asia by what Standard is Turkey a part of asia?
by that Standard russia is asian too
i see how thats technically acurate but doesnt seem appropriate smh

[@Base.]

Hahaha, didn't notice until you said so. I guess he's showing solidarity with Turkey, after they proposed to turn Mogadishu into Istanbul. Nobody wants that plan to go south.

[@spitzbubezumquadrat]

ba boing Badum tsss

[@theonetheonlydeganthevegan4392]

He's not really popular, he's only popular with the ''I'm a Die hard Muslim'' Turks which want to be Arabs while most of us secular Turks don't really like him.
The reason being is he is a good guy and done many good things but he's making this country less Secular and this country is supposed to be secular.

[@syedmuhammadtayyeb6994]

Saddatin kopek

[@theonetheonlydeganthevegan4392]

Yea he will win the next election the reason why Turkey was crap was because of the Military cous, I'm not Muslim and If this keeps happening what'll happen to me? I will bet you all of my assets that ıf this keeps going we will become like a modern Saudi Arabia. I don't want that. I want to be Turkish not an Arab. but sadly he'll win again.

[@DesertRose2908]

illegal route by nwo!!

[@serdarates6750]

Ahahaha

[@christophermbolinanipower1667]

😂😂😂😂

[@Haize6]

That's a new route for illegal business!

[@serdarates6750]

Hahahahajha