TURKEY-ISTANBUL-BOSPHORUS STRAIT

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-BOSPHORUS STRAIT

(220227) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 23, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkey's round the clock efforts to prevent accidents in Bosphorus Strait" (Xinhua/shadati)

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