ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul, the city nestled along the Bosphorus strait for more than 2,500 years, takes another small step on its journey through history this week as voters decide who will lead the metropolis for the next five years.
A couple kiss at Karakoy ferry terminal at the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. A couple kiss at Karakoy ferry terminal at the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. A couple kiss at Karakoy ferry terminal at the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Across the Bosphorus, the channel that splits Europe and Asia, more modern edifices gaze down — the Camlica Mosque, completed five years ago to house 63,000 worshippers, and a nearby 369-meter telecommunications tower. The backstreets of Istanbul, however, are where most people live out their daily lives and many tourists fall in love with the city.
People walk along Sirkeci railway station, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The station was the ending terminal of the Orient Express that operated between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 2009.
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AP PHOTOS: Voters to turn a new page in the history of Istanbul, guardian of the BosphorusIstanbul, the city nestled along the Bosphorus strait for more than 2,500 years, takes another small step on its journey through history this week as voters decide who will lead the metropolis for the next five years.
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