The Bosporus, also known as Bosphorus and the Istanbul Strait, in Turkish 'İstanbul Boğazı', is a strait that connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey. It is an important shipping route. It is about 30km long. A cheap way to explore the Bosporus is offered by the ferries that traverse the Bosporus from Eminönü or Ortaköy.
