Bosphorus

thumb|Location of the Bosporus (red) relative to the Dardanelles (yellow) and the [[Sea of Marmara]] thumb|Close-up satellite image of the Bosporus Strait, taken from the International Space Station in April 2004. The body of water at the top is the [[Black Sea, the one at the bottom is the Marmara Sea, and the Bosporus is the winding waterway that connects the two. The western banks of the Bosporus constitute the geographic starting point of the European continent, while the banks to the east are the geographic beginnings of the continent of Asia. The city of Istanbul is visible along both ba

Üsküdar () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 35 km2, and its population is 524,452 (2022). It is a large and densely populated district on the Anatolian (Asian) shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered to the north by Beykoz, to the east by Ümraniye, to the southeast by Ataşehir and to the south by Kadıköy; with Karaköy, Kabataş, Beşiktaş, and the historic Sarayburnu quarter of Fatih facing it on the opposite shore to the west. Üsküdar has been a conservative cultural center of the Anatolian side of Istanbul since Ottoman times with its landmark as wel

Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and on the east by the Bosphorus. Directly across the Bosphorus is the district of Üsküdar.

palace in Istanbul, Turkey

lighthouse at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus in Turkey

Sarıyer () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 177 km2 and its population is 350,454 (2022). It is on the northeastern part of Istanbul's European side. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea coast to the west of the mouth of the Bosphorus, including the neighbourhood of Kilyos. It borders Eyüpsultan to the northwest, Beşiktaş to the south and Kağıthane to the west. The mayor is Mustafa Oktay Aksu of the Republican People's Party (CHP).

mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

state university in İstanbul, Turkey

Beykoz () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 310 km2, and its population is 247,875 (2022). It lies at the northern end of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side. The name is believed to be a combination of the words bey and kos, which means "village" in Farsi. Beykoz includes an area from the streams of Küçüksu and Göksu (just before Anadoluhisarı) to the opening of the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, and the villages in the hinterland as far as the Riva creek. Before the Turkish alphabet reform of 1928, it was sometimes Latinized variously as Beicos or Beikos

Rumelihisarı (also known as Rumelian Fortress and Roumeli Hissar Fortress) or Boğazkesen Fortress (literally 'strait-cutter fortress') is a medieval Ottoman fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus. The fortress also lends its name to the immediate neighborhood around it in the city's Sarıyer district.

palace

building in Istanbul, Turkey

Anadoluhisarı (), known historically as Güzelce Hisar ("the Beauteous Fortress") is a medieval Ottoman fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey on the Anatolian (Asian) side of the Bosporus. The complex is the oldest surviving Turkish architectural structure built in Istanbul, and further gives its name to the neighborhood around it in the city's Beykoz district.

Ortaköy (, Middle Village) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 9,121 (2024). It is on the European shore of the Bosphorus.

football stadium

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Beşiktaş, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

Arnavutköy ( 'Albanian village) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,574 (2022). It is renowned for its wooden Ottoman mansions and seafood restaurants, as well as for the campus of the prestigious Robert College with its historic buildings. It is part of the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, and is located between Ortaköy and Bebek on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait.

Pavilion in Istanbul, Turkey

complex of Ottoman imperial palace buildings in Istanbul, Turkey

state university in İstanbul, Turkey

mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

state university in İstanbul, Turkey

private high school in Istanbul, Turkey

naval museum in Istanbul, Turkey

Castle near Istanbul/Tyrkey

museum in Sarıyer, Turkey

clock tower in Istanbul, Turkey

mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

Tarabya (, ) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 17,852 (2022). It is located on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait, between the neighbourhoods of Yeniköy and Kireçburnu. It is famous for its coastal fish restaurants. Lycée Français Pierre Loti d'Istanbul and Tarabya British Schools both have high school campuses in Tarabya.

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Sarıyer, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

military barracks in Istanbul, Turkey

museum in Beşiktaş, İstanbul, European Turkey

Kuzguncuk is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,151 (2022). It is on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. The neighborhood is centered on a valley opening to the Bosphorus and is somewhat isolated from the main part of the city, being surrounded by nature preserves, cemeteries, and a military installation. It is a quiet neighborhood with streets lined with antique Ottoman wooden houses.

island in Turkey

quarter of Beyoğlu municipality (belediye) in Istanbul, Turkey

Kanlıca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beykoz, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,943 (2022). It is on the Asian side of the Bosphorus strait. It is known for a yogurt sprinkled with caster sugar, which is sold in local cafés.

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Sarıyer, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

historical urban park in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey

Tophane () (lit. "Armoury") is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northeast.

lighthouse in Istanbul, Turkey

mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

Anadolukavağı (sometimes written as Anadolu Kavağı) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beykoz, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,517 (2022). It is at the northern end of the Bosphorus. "Anadolu" is the Turkish name for Anatolia, and "kavak" meant "control post" in Ottoman Turkish, suggesting the strategic importance of its location. It is directly across from Rumeli Kavağı, the Greek or European control post on the other side of the Bosphorus.

historical waterside mansion

İstinye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population was 15,721 in 2022. It is on the European side of the city between the neighbourhoods of Emirgan and Yeniköy, on the northwestern shore of the Bosporus strait.

Ottoman Mansion

historic clock tower in Istanbul

lighthouse in Istanbul, Turkey

Baltalimanı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,151 (2022). It lies at a bay on the European coast of the Bosporus. Take its name from Suleiman Baltoghlu, the commander of the Ottoman fleet at the time of the conquest of Constantinople in 1453.

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Beykoz, İstanbul–Asia, northwestern Turkey

one of the seven hills of Istanbul

cemetery in İstanbul, Turkey

building in Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Sarıyer, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

city park in İstanbul, Turkey

Kuruçeşme is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,846 (2022). It is on the European side of the Bosphorus between the neighbourhoods of Ortaköy and Arnavutköy.

current of particularly saline water flowing through the Bosphorus Strait and along the seabed of the Black Sea

mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

thumb|upright|Main gate of Khedive Palace in upper Çubuklu, Istanbul. Çubuklu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beykoz, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 20,698 (2022). It is on the Anatolian side of the Bosphorus. It was called Katangion (Κατάγγιον in Greek) in Byzantine times when it was a recreational area.