The Bosphorus Bridge, known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and colloquially as the First Bridge, is the oldest and southernmost of the three suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey, thus connecting Europe and Asia. The bridge extends between Ortaköy and Beylerbeyi.
The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul spans the Bosphorus strait and connects Europe and Asia
The Bosphorus Bridge in 1973
Since April 2007, a computerized LED lighting system, capable of changing colors and patterns, illuminates the bridge at night.
Daytime view of the Bosphorus Bridge
The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, also known as the Third Bosphorus Bridge, is a vehicular bridge over the Bosphorus strait, to the north of Istanbuls's two older suspension bridges, the 15 July Martyrs Bridge being the First Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge the Second Bosphorus Bridge. The bridge is located near the entrance to the Black Sea from the Bosphorus strait, between Garipçe in Sarıyer on the European side and Poyrazköy in Beykoz on the Asian side.
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in Istanbul
The view of the bridge with the seasonal turquoise waters.
A view of the bridge from the Bosphorus, south.
A view of the bridge at night.