The [[strait]] that unites the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]] and separates parts of Asian [[Turkey]] (Anatolia) from European Turkey. It is strategically important because it is [[Russia]]'s means of access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The strait is straddled by the city of [[Istanbul]]. | The [[strait]] that unites the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]] and separates parts of Asian [[Turkey]] (Anatolia) from European Turkey. It is strategically important because it is [[Russia]]'s means of access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The strait is straddled by the city of [[Istanbul]]. |