Neki brinu da bi planirani Erdoganov treći most preko Bosfora, kao i nedavno objelodanjeni projekat za izgradnju kanala koji bi spajao Crno i Mramorno more, mogli desetkovati šumu oko Istanbula, što bi ugrozilo glavni izvor svježe vode za grad.
Some worry that Erdogan's planned third bridge over the Bosphorus, as well as his recently unveiled project for a canal joining the Black Sea and Marmara Sea could decimate forest outside Istanbul, jeopardizing the city's main fresh water source.