Poyrazköy

Poyrazköy is the name of a village (village Poyraz, tr: Poyrazköy) in Beykoz district, Istanbul Province. According to the last census, Poyraz had 904 inhabitants (as of the end of December 2010). Poyraz lies at the exit of the Bosporus into the Black Sea, on the Asian side of the Strait.

Poyraz
Village
Poyrazköy coast
Poyraz
Location in Istanbul, Turkey
Poyraz
Poyraz (Turkey)
Coordinates:
Country Turkey
Provinceİstanbul
DistrictBeykoz
Population
 (2010)
  Total904

According to the Turkish government, the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, the right-hand pillar of the third Bosporus bridge is located here. The pillar on the left is on the European side in the village of Garipçe. The bridge is completed by August 26, 2016.

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