"The Bosphorus (/\u02C8b\u0252sf\u0259r\u0259s/) or Bosporus (/\u02C8b\u0252sp\u0259r\u0259s/; Ancient Greek: \u0392\u03CC\u03C3\u03C0\u03BF\u03C1\u03BF\u03C2, B\u00F3sporos; Turkish: Bo\u011Fazi\u00E7i) is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles strait to the southwest together form the Turkish Straits."@en . . . .