City Istanbul 02
€9.955102 x 2417 px
Ortaköy Mosque located at the West bank of the Bosphorous in Istanbul. It is near the Bosphorous bridge which is a road of six lanes. It was open in 1973.
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City Istanbul 04
€9.955084 x 885 px
Dolmabahce Palace over the Bosphorous. It was the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire since its construction was completed in 1853. It was the last residence the founder of the modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
City Istanbul 05
€9.955184 x 3064 px
Bosphorous dinner cruises. We can also enjoy night cruises to admire the beauty of Istanbul at night.
City Istanbul 06
€9.955053 x 3369 px
Ship’s excursions throught the Bosphorous. There are many different excursions to enjoy this unique landscape between two continents.
City Istanbul 07
€9.954941 x 3293 px
Two big suspension bridges cross the Bosphorous Strait to join the European and Asian parts of the city of Istanbul.
City Istanbul 08
€9.955089 x 3138 px
Palaces and mansions with their own quay over the Bosphorous in Istanbul. We can see the prosperity of this city dedicated to the commerce and trade between Orient and Occident since Centuries.
City Istanbul 09
€9.955184 x 3355 px
Luxury villas over the European bank of the Bosphorous Strait in Istanbul. Elegant districts with big houses which have a great view of the Bosphorous Strain and and its ships traffic.
City Istanbul 10
€9.955059 x 648 px
Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge in Istanbul. It is the second suspension bridge over the Bosphorous Strain which communicates the two parts of the city, in Europe and Asia. Built in 1988, it has a length of more than 1,5 km and 169 m height.
City Istanbul 12
€9.954894 x 2593 px
The modern city of Istanbul as seen from the Bosphorous. Istanbul is one of the biggest cities in Europe with more than 15 M inhabitants.
City Istanbul 13
€9.955184 x 1201 px
Container ship sailing through the Bosphorous towards the Black Sea. It is the only way to reach the ports in that area or from there to the rest of the world.
City Istanbul 14
€9.954989 x 672 px
The maritime strait of Bosphorous connects the Marmara Sea with the Black Sea. Its is an important sea way with the ports in Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Port Istanbul 07
€9.954949 x 3066 px
When traffic at the Bosphorous Strait has to be temporarily suspended, vessels have to wait in the designated anchorage areas. Ships have to keep in close contact with the port control stations for further instructions.
Port Istanbul 08
€9.954989 x 1300 px
Between four to six tankers cross daily the Bosphorus Strait. For vessels of 250m LOA or more, it is only allowed its transit alone between 05:30 y 7:30 hours. It is compulsory to take pilots for vessels bigger than 150m LOA.
Port Istanbul 09
€9.954899 x 2540 px
Pilotage is only compulsory at Dardanelles or Bosphorus straits, if the vessel goes to any port at the Marmara Sea or is bigger than 150m LOA. However, it is strongly recommended to take it, in any case, in order to minimize the risk of accident during the navigation through the straits.
Port Istanbul 10
€9.955013 x 2370 px
Oil Tanker Matilda ballasting through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. She is built in 2009, with 250 m LOA and 44m beam.
Port Istanbul 11
€9.955068 x 2259 px
MV Kaan Sonay, ship of Turkish flag, of 1505 mt DWAT and built in 1979. At the back, a residential area of Istanbul, on the West side of the Bosphorus.