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3 unusual facts about Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge


Yavuz Sultan Selim

Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, the "Third Bosphorus Bridge" in Istanbul, Turkey under construction

Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge

Minister of Transport and Communication Binali Yıldırım stated that of the total area to be socialized for the bridge project 9.57% is currently private property, 75.24% is forested land, and the remaining 15.19% is already state-owned land.

The name of the bridge was announced by State President Abdullah Gül at the ground-breaking ceremony as the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, in honor of Ottoman Sultan Selim I (1465–1520).



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