Article: A BRIDGE TOO MUCH FOR ISTANBUL? PLANS FOR 3RD BRIDGE OVER BOSPORUS STRAIT DRAW FIRE IN TURKEY.(News/National/International)

Article: Turkey Unbars Bosporus Strait
AP Online;  November 1, 2001 ;     626 words ... ... Press Writer AP Online 11-01-2001 Turkey Unbars Bosporus Strait ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Tugboats sluggishly ... built aircraft carrier through Istanbul's narrow Bosporus strait on Thursday -- forcing Turkey to shut down one ...

Article: Turkey launches radar monitoring system on Bosporus ...
AP Worldstream;  July 1, 2003 ;     376 words ... ... million radar monitoring system on Istanbul's narrow Bosporus strait to cut the risk of accidents in what Turkey calls ... spills caused by accidents have shut down the narrow Bosporus strait for days in the past. (ea-sf-jh/nvw)

Article: Boom time on the Bosporus; STRAIT DELIGHT: The Blue ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  September 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... result, trade is flourishing and foreign investment flowing in.And nowhere is this more obvious than in Istanbul on the Bosporus strait.Ankara might be the capital but Istanbul is where everyone wants to be, saysAdil Khan, of property investment advisers ...

Article: Russian oil ships stuck in Bosporus strait traffic ...
The Christian Science Monitor;  January 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... array of video and computer monitors, Capt. Aziz Yildirim can track the path of every vessel sailing through Istanbul's Bosporus strait with pinpoint precision. Today, though, the most noticeable image on his screens is stuck: a large blob, representing ...

Article: Turkey: Ship runs aground in Bosporus strait
AP Worldstream;  May 28, 2009 ;     432 words ... ... Bosporus. Salih Orakci, head of Turkey's coast security, says the 492-foot (150-meter) Ella J drifted in the Bosporus strait, which divides Istanbul, and ran aground off the coast of Yenikoy in clear weather on Thursday. Orakci said the ship ...

Article: Turkey: Ship runs aground in Bosporus Strait
AP Worldstream;  May 28, 2009 ;     427 words ... ... Bosporus. Salih Orakci, head of Turkey's coast security, says the 492-foot (150-meter) Ella J drifted in the Bosporus strait, which divides Istanbul, and ran aground off the coast of Yenikoy in clear weather on Thursday. Orakci said the ship ...

Article: Turkey imposes new shipping rules for Bosporus ...
AP Online;  November 6, 1998 ;     506 words ... ... Press Writer AP Online 11-06-1998 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) _ Turkey imposed new navigation rules for the heavily traveled Bosporus Strait on Friday, moving to eliminate competitors in the race to carry Caspian Sea oil to world markets. The strait, which is ...