Editing Bosporus (section)

== Sightseeing ==
{{See also|Yalı|Ferries in Istanbul|İDO}}

The Bosporus has 620 [[yalı|waterfront houses (''yalı'')]] built during the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] period along the strait's European and Asian shorelines. Ottoman palaces such as the [[Topkapı Palace]], [[Dolmabahçe Palace]], [[Yıldız Palace]], [[Çırağan Palace]], [[Feriye Palaces]], [[Beylerbeyi Palace]], [[Küçüksu Palace]], [[Ihlamur Palace]], [[Hatice Sultan Palace]] and [[Adile Sultan Palace]] also stand on or near its shores. Other buildings and landmarks on the Bosporus include the [[Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex|Kılıç]] Egyptian Consulate at [[Bebek, Beşiktaş|Bebek]], [[Bebek Mosque]], [[Boğaziçi University]], [[Robert College]], [[Rumelihisarı|Rumeli Castle]] (RumelihisarI), [[Perili Köşk|Borusan Museum of Contemporary Art]], [[Sakıp Sabancı Museum]], [[Sadberk Hanım Museum]], [[Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Üsküdar)|Üsküdar Mihrimah Sultan Mosque]],  [[Şemsi Pasha Mosque|Şemsipaşa Mosque]], [[Maiden's Tower]] (Kızkulesi), [[Beylerbeyi Mosque]], [[Anadoluhisarı|Anadolu Castle]] (Anadoluhisarı), [[Kuleli Military High School]], [[Adile Sultan Palace]],  [[Küçüksu Pavilion]], [[Khedive's Palace|Khedive's Villa]], [[Beykoz Mecidiye Pavilion]] and [[Yoros Castle]] (Anadaolu Kavağı).

[[File:2007 0919 Bosporus Rumelihisarı.jpg|thumb|[[Rumelihisarı]], one of the castles on the Bosporus, with two of the [[suspension bridge]]s which span the strait]]

Most of the [[ferries in Istanbul|public ferries]] that traverse the strait leave from [[Eminönü]] on the [[Constantinople|historic peninsula]] of Istanbul and travel as far as [[Yoros Castle#Anadolu Kavağı|Anadolu Kavağı]] near the [[Black Sea]]. On the way they call briefly at points on both the European and Asian shores. Private ferries, also leaving from Eminönü, travel only as far as one of the first two Bosporus bridges. Ferries from Eminönü also travel as far as Rumeli Kavaği, stopping only at points on the European shore, while other ferries from Üsküdar travel as far as Anadolu Kavağı, stopping only at points on the Asian shore. Frequent public ferries from Eminõnü, [[Karaköy]], [[Beşiktaş]], [[Kadıköy]] and [[Üsküdar|Usküdar]] offer short hops from one side of the Bosporus to the other throughout the day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Şehir Hatları A.Ş. ® |url=https://www.sehirhatlari.istanbul/en |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=www.sehirhatlari.istanbul}}</ref>

Catamaran [[İDO|sea buses]] offer high-speed commuter services between the European and Asian shores of the Bosporus, but they stop at fewer [[port]]s and [[pier]]s in comparison to the public ferries. Both the public ferries and the sea buses also provide commuter services between the Bosporus and the [[Prince Islands]] in the [[Sea of Marmara]].

Tourist cruises are available from various points along the Bosporus, including [[Ortaköy]]. The prices vary considerably, and some feature music and dining.