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The aim of this study is to examine the aims of the Kanal Istanbul Project with Gee's critical discourse analysis method. According to Gee's Critical discourse analysis method, language has seven functions such as giving (not) importance, introducing practices, creating identities, establishing relationships, policy (distribution of social goods), connections and sign information systems. In addition, there are six tools for revealing these functions, such as social languages, intertextuality, speeches, discourse, positioned meaning and figured worlds. This study is based on the 'Connections Building' function, one of the functions of language, and the 'Figured Worlds' tool from the tools. In other words, in the text to be analyzed, the connections building function of the language has been tried to be revealed through figured worlds. The subject of the study is the Kanal Istanbul Project; method is Gee's critical discourse analysis method. The importance of the study is to bring Gee's analysis method to the national literature in detail, to exemplify how to apply this method with the Kanal Istanbul Project and to analyze the text with the aims of the project in terms of the connections building function of the language. As a result of the study, it was concluded that with the Kanal Istanbul Project, many events, situations, subjects and scenarios have a function of making connections between figured worlds and language. These connections are detailed in the analysis and conclusion sections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]