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Tuerkei, Istanbul, Faehre auf dem Bosporus, Bosporusfaehre, Faehrschiff, Faehrverkehr, Schifffahrt, Oeffentliche Verkehrsmittel, Europa/Asien, Reise, Travel..Ferry boats have traversed the waters of the Bosphorus for millennia and until the opening of the first Bosphorus bridge in 1973, were the only mode of transport between the European and Asian halves of Istanbul. They continue to serve as a key public transport link for many thousands of commuters, tourists and vehicles per day. The city's largest ferry operator, Istanbul Sea Buses (?stanbul Deniz Otobusleri, ?DO), runs a combination of all-passenger and car-and-passenger ferries to ports on both sides of the Bosphorus, as far as the Black Sea, with additional destinations around the Sea of Marmara. Until it was privatized in April 2011, ?DO ran the largest municipal ferry operation in the world.. (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Obie Oberholzer)