Bosporus
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It is an important shipping route for Russia, whose northern routes are mostly blocked by ice in winter, and for other nations that border the Black Sea or use any of the many major rivers that flow into it.
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The Bosporus, a major waterway in Turkey for commodities including Russian oil exported from the Black Sea, has been open for commercial traffic throughout most of the war in Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Together with the Bosporus Strait, it serves as a vital route for commercial shipping between Europe and Asia.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
On Saturday, authorities at the Bulgarian port of Varna did not confirm whether the Anna-Theresa will enter the port or will continue to the Bosporus Strait.
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2023
On Saturday, authorities at the Bulgarian port of Varna did not confirm whether the bulk carrier will enter the port or continue to the Bosporus Strait.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
It is an Eastern city of the sea, pierced by water at its heart, giving itself to the winds from Marmora, from the Golden Horn, from the Bosporus, from the Black Sea.
From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Hichens, Robert (Robert Smythe)
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