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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

Second suspension bridge across the Bosphorus, opened in 1988.

Linking Hisarüstü on the European side with Kavacık on the Asian side, it is named after Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, who conquered Constantinople in 1453. It is one of Istanbul's main commuter routes.

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