The Bosphorus Strait, which splits the European and Asian sides of Turkey, is one of the world’s busiest waterways, with around 50,000 vessels transiting between the Sea of Marmara and the Black ...

As a key corridor for international maritime navigation, 39,000 ships passed through the Bosphorus Strait last year, according to Turkey's ministry of transport not including pleasure boats and ...

The Maiden’s Tower, believed to have been built in 410BC, is on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. Initially a custom station, it was later used ...

The narrow Istanbul strait witnesses numerous accidents that briefly suspend traffic and require intervention from Turkish coast guards. Last week a cargo vessel that ran aground in Egypt’s Suez ...

Story Highlights A 1.4 km long subway tunnel is being constructed under Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait Operation uncovered the lost 4th century AD Byzantine port of Theodosius Thirty-four 1000-year ...

Turkey's Bosphorus tunnel opens: Sub-sea passage for trains will link Istanbul's European and Asian sides from today Turkey's sub-sea tunnel will open today at 1pm GMT and at 55 metres deep, will ...

Dolphin cruises help Istanbul treasure its Bosphorus bottlenoses ‘The strait is clean, cleaner than most bays, and we want to keep it that way’ Last updated: July 29, 2024 | 18:12 AFP 3 MIN READ ...