ISTANBUL -- One evening in April, a 9,000-ton cargo ship ran out of control and thundered into the shoreline of Bebek, an Istanbul neighborhood on the Bosporus Strait, terrifying residents as it ...

In many ways, the Bosporus Strait that bisects Istanbul is a metaphor for the Turkish city itself. Its predecessor, Constantinople, rose from the Bosporus' banks to become the seat of the Roman ...

Traffic was suspended in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Wednesday after a general cargo ship had an engine failure during northbound transit through the . Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

A drone photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows a ship sailing in the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Türkiye. (Photo: Xinhua) An aerial drone photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows the Bosporus Strait in ...

A cargo ship travelling from Ukraine to Turkey ran aground in Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait, briefly suspending traffic in the vital waterway, officials have said. Monday’s incident, involving a ...

Ship traffic in Turkey's Bosphorus Strait is set to resume for southbound vessels as of 1840 GMT on Sunday, after a suspension due to an engine failure on one ship, the Tribeca shipping agency said.

On Monday, September 15, he became the first person to balance on a slackline stretched over the Bosphorus Strait, walking from the Asian side of Istanbul to the European side.

A Russian warship passing through the Bosphorus Strait en route to the eastern Mediterranean port of Tartus, on October 18, 2016 in Istanbul. Russian-flagged cargo vessels have journeyed between a ...

Opened in 1992, this multi-award-winning property is a long standing favorite for government and business events and conventions. Perched high on a steep hillside above the Bosphorus Strait, at ...