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BosporusStrait 27 km/17 mi long, joining the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and forming part of the water division between Europe and Asia; its name may be derived from the Greek legend of Io. Istanbul stands on its west side, which is lined with villas and old castles. The Bosporus Bridge (1973), 1,621 m/5,320 ft, links Istanbul and Anatolia (the Asian part of Turkey). In 1988 a second bridge across the straits was opened, linking Asia and Europe. The Bosporus and the Dardanelles, leading to the Mediterranean, have long been of great strategic importance; the strait was refortified by Turkey after the Montreux Convention of 1936. |
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| Once valued as a deterrent to the Soviet threat, Turkey is now considered a key ally in stopping terrorism, drug trafficking, and Islamic fundamentalism from seeping across the Bosporus Straits. nbsp;region between Bulgaria and the Bosporus Straits. nbsp;region between Bulgaria and the Bosporus Straits. |
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Bosporus Straits
