The ancient Greek engineer Mandrocles of Samos is credited with creating the Pontoon Bridge, which spanned the Bosphorus Strait.

Autumn marks the start of the fishing season in Istanbul, when schools of bonito begin migrating south from the Black Sea via the Bosphorus strait, the busy waterway which bisects the Turkish city.

ISTANBUL — During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across the strait of Bosphorus, between Turkey’s ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — A cargo ship has crashed into a historic mansion on Istanbul's Bosporus strait, severely damaging the building. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency said the Maltese-flagged cargo ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across the strait of Bosphorus, between ...