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Golden Horn

American  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Bosporus, in European Turkey: forms the inner part of Istanbul.


Golden Horn British  

noun

  1. Turkish name: Haliç.  an inlet of the Bosporus in NW Turkey, forming the harbour of Istanbul

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It was first top-level Group One winner to be sired by 2015 Derby winner Golden Horn.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

Dettori won the Epsom Derby with Authorized in 2007 and Golden Horn in 2015.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022

Bartholomew, who recently recovered from COVID-19 and underwent heart surgery in November, threw a wooden cross into the Golden Horn, before 10 men jumped into the waterway to retrieve it.

From Washington Times • Jan. 6, 2022

In 1877, the lodge relocated to its current location in Eyup, alongside the coastline of the Golden Horn.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2019

On the eastern side of the Golden Horn lie the European quarters of Galata and Pera.

From Caught by the Turks by Yeats-Brown, Francis

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