Few bodies of water have inspired as many legends as the Bosphorus Strait, the serpentine waterway that divides Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul between Europe and Asia. Its name derives from Greek ...
The Bosphorus is a strait that separates Europe from Asia — and in recent days, its normally dark blue waters have turned a remarkable turquoise. Some residents of Istanbul, noticing the suddenly ...
The Bosphorus Bridge connects Europe and Asia at Istanbul but costs just 36p to cross. Renamed Martyrs' Bridge in July 2016 after an attempted coup in Turkey when a Turkish army faction occupied the ...