Bridge in northwest Turkey has longest midspan in the world Big infrastructure projects are key feature of Erdogan era It is fourth bridge in Turkey linking Europe and Asia ISTANBUL, March 18 ...

15 July Martyrs Bridge: Known to locals as the Boğaziçi Köprüsü, or the First Bridge, this was the first modern structure to cross the Straits between Asia and Europe when it opened in 1973.

With a 6,637-foot span — 1¼ miles — between its towers, the 1915 Canakkale Bridge becomes the world’s longest suspension bridge, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

The 1915 Canakkale Bridge features the world’s longest single-span between suspension towers and will shorten travel times across the Dardanelles Strait from hours to just six minutes.

Meanwhile, the bridge’s towers stand 318 meters high, denoting the date of March 18 upon which Turkey honors those lost in land and sea battles in Gallipoli in World War I.

Turkey launched construction on Wednesday of a third bridge linking its European and Asian shores, the latest in a slew of multi-billion dollar projects that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sees as ...

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Erdogan said the price for passenger vehicles to use the bridge would be 200 lira ($13.50). Work on the Dardanelles bridge project was launched in March 2017, with more than 5,000 workers involved ...

A new record-breaking bridge has opened, connecting Europe and Asia. The 1915 Canakkale Bridge, which has the longest main span of any suspension bridge in the world, connects Turkey 's European ...