
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
photoView looking north at the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. This bridge is named after the Turkish conquer of Constantinople (Fatih means “conqueror”) in 1453. It spans the Bosphorus at its narrowest point—where it is only 0.5 mi. [0.66 km.] wide.
Keywords:Turkey · West · Marmara Region · Istanbul · Constantinople · Byzantium · Bosphorus Straits Strait · Fortress of Europe · Mehmet II Fatih Sultan Bridge