Bosporus Bridge


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Noun1.Bosporus Bridge - a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
Constantinople, Istanbul, Stamboul, Stambul - the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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The Bosporus Bridge was one of the first locations secured by coup plotters in the initial stages of the coup attempt.
London, United Kingdom, May 01, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Istanbul is not only recognized for its world-famous Bosporus Bridge anymore.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renamed the iconic Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul as Martyrs' Bridge -- the scene of clashes between civilians and military tanks in 2016.
Just ten days after the coup, the Bosporus Bridge that was the scene of a showdown between military tanks and Erdogan supporters was renamed the "15 July Martyrs Bridge." Shortly after that, July 15 was declared a holiday -- the "Day of Democracy and Martyrs." Rather than burying or downplaying the importance of the coup attempt, Erdogan went on the warpath to show just how close democracy had come to being vanquished.
The purpose of this study is to exemplify the noise reduction potential of noise barriers, which may play an important role within the scope of environmental noise action plans, through a practical work carried out on access roads of the Bosporus Bridge. As a vital link between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, the Bosporus Bridge has experienced an enormous increase of traffic density since its construction in 1973 (Fig.
Curator Caroline de Guitaut adjusts Queen Elizabeth II's wedding dress designed by Sir Norman Hartnell in 1947, during a press preview for Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe, an exhibition at Buckingham Palace in London | Pro-government supporters protest on Istanbul's iconic Bosporus Bridge. Turkish lawmakers approved a threemonth state of emergency, endorsing new powers for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that would allow him to expand a crackdown that has already included mass arrests and closure of hundreds of schools, in the wake of the failed coup | A boy cools himself in a public water fountain in downtown Seoul, South Korea.
After passing under Istanbul's third Bosporus Bridge, the Novocherkassk left the ystanbul Strait.
In the news THE Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time in history.
Meanwhile, North Marmara Highway, including the third Bosporus bridge in Istanbul, will start to serve in 2015.
As the boat came to the Bosporus Bridge, I told Erjan he should have taken his girlfriend out for a night like this.
GREENPEACE activists tow a rubber dinosaur by boats as they pass under the Bosporus bridge during a protest in Istanbul's Bosporus strait, Turkey.
The Bosporus Bridge in Turkey, 1.9 km, was coated with a metalized primer followed by a MIO phenolic in 1973 and has had minimal maintenance.