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The Maiden’s Tower is popular landmark found on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus StraitMany people confuse Turkey’s Bosphorus for a river. It is a 32-kilometer strait that connects the Black Sea on the north to the Sea of Marmara on the south. It is also the geographical boundary between Asia and Europe, making Turkey the only country that belongs to two continents. The Bosphorus is also the world’s narrowest strait used for navigation.
The Beylerbeyi Palace accommodates foreign heads of state and other dignitaries while they visit Turkey What are the important landmarks along the Bosphorus? As we started to sail, we right away saw the medieval Ottoman Rumeli Fortress, which can be seen on a series of hills on the European banks of the strait. It is located on the narrowest portion of the Bosphorus and was built to create a military-financial control point for passing ships.On the Asian banks of the strait, we saw the Kuleli Military High School, the oldest in Turkey.
The Kuleli Military High School was once a British military hospital where Florence Nightingale served during the Crimean War
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