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The Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü), known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge (Turkish: 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü) and colloquially as the First Bridge (Turkish: Birinci Köprü), is the oldest and southernmost of the three suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi) in Istanbul, Turkey, thus connecting Europe and Asia (alongside the ...
The Bosphorus Bridge (also known as The First Bridge), is one of two suspension bridges that cross the Bosphorus. By the 1950s, İstanbul’s rapidly growing population and heightened traffic between the Asian and European sides made this bridge a necessity. Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes initiated the bridge’s realization in 1960 but ...
The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait (/ ˈ b ɒ s p ər ə s, ˈ b ɒ s f ər ə s / BOSS-pər-əs, BOSS-fər-əs; [a] Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı, lit. 'Istanbul strait', colloquially Boğaz ) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul , Turkey .
Map of Istanbul's Historic Peninsula (lower left), showing the location of the Golden Horn and Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point) in relation to Bosphorus strait, as well as historically significant sites (black), and various notable neighborhoods An aerial view of Galata (foreground), the Historic Peninsula (background), and the new Galata Bridge, which straddles the Golden Horn and, connects its ...
The bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey are: Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge, a suspension bridge; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, a suspension bridge; Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, also known as the Third Bosphorus Bridge, a suspension bridge
The Golden Bridge (Turkish: Haliç Metro Köprüsü) is a cable-stayed bridge carrying the M2 line of the Istanbul Metro across the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It connects Karaköy and Küçükpazarı on the European side of Istanbul, and is located between the Galata Bridge and Atatürk Bridge, approximately 200 m (660 ft) east of the latter.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet is a toll bridge, but payment is required only from vehicles traveling to Asia (as in the First Bosphorus Bridge, no payment is required while passing from Asia to Europe.) Since April 2008, cash payments are no longer accepted, having been replaced by a remote payment system .
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