In addition to being one of the largest metropolises in the world, Istanbul is also one of the
busiest routes of international maritime transport through the Strait of Istanbul (SoI).
Currently, the average number of ships which passes through SoI is approximately 45,000.
This number does not increase much due to the natural structure of SoI. So, larger ships with
larger tonnages pass through SoI. In addition to the existing transit ship traffic in SoI, ship-
based exhaust pollution caused by local maritime traffic adversely affects human health …

In addition to being one of the largest metropolises in the world, Istanbul is also one of the
busiest routes of international maritime transport through the Strait of Istanbul (SoI).
Currently, the average number of ships which passes through SoI is approximately 45,000
per year. This number does not increase much due to the natural structure of SoI. So, larger
ships with larger tonnages pass through SoI. In addition to the existing transit ship traffic in
SoI, ship-based exhaust pollution caused by local maritime traffic adversely affects human …