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  The Bosphorus
    

(Photo: Phil Pegum)
Share 		The stretch of water that flows through Istanbul is the Bosphorus. It marks a boundary between Europe and Asia, and has been the site of many battles. We look at the role the Bosphorus played in ancient times and continues to play modern-day Turkey.

  
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(Photo: Phil Pegum)

The BBC's Edward Stourton reports on why the Bosphorus has been a flashpoint between cultures for centuries.

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(Photo: Phil Pegum)

Edward Stourton looks at how tolerance for the diversity of residents along the Bosphorus has been changing.




(Edward Stourton | Photo: Phil Pegum)

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The BBC's Edward Stourton looks at the Turkish dilemma: having a foot in both Europe and Asia.
     
   
   
     




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