Work Resumes at Istanbul's New Airport Under Police Presence

Sept. 18, 2018
Construction workers at Istanbul’s new airport resumed work on Monday, with heavy police and gendarmerie presence at the site after protests last week over work conditions.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Construction workers at Istanbul’s new airport resumed work on Monday, with heavy police and gendarmerie presence at the site, two labor unions told Reuters, after protests last week over work conditions.

The airport is a centerpiece of a 15-year construction boom under President Tayyip Erdogan. It has an initial planned capacity of 90 million passengers a year, making it one of the world’s biggest airports and a pillar of Turkey’s lucrative tourism industry.

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