Marmara

[ mahr-mer-uh ]

noun

1. Sea of, a sea in NW Turkey, between European and Asian Turkey, connected with the Black Sea by the Bosporus, and with the Aegean by the Dardanelles. 4,300 sq. mi. (11,135 sq. km).

Marmara

/ ˈmɑːmərə /

noun

1. Sea of Marmara
   a deep inland sea in NW Turkey, linked with the Black Sea by the Bosporus and with the Aegean by the Dardanelles: separates Turkey in Europe from Turkey in Asia. Area: 11 471 sq km (4429 sq miles) Ancient namePropontis

Example Sentences

But just a year later tensions reached breaking point when a ship, the Mavi Marmara, sailed from Istanbul to Gaza with volunteers and humanitarian aid to challenge Israel's maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip.

From BBC

Ten Turkish citizens were killed after Israeli commandos stormed one of the vessels, the Mavi Marmara.

From Washington Times

Authorities also suspended maritime traffic through the narrow Dardanelles Strait linking the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara, which the water-dropping aircraft were using to refill, the minister said.

From Seattle Times

Any disaster in Istanbul would stagger Turkey's economy given the broader Marmara region accounts for some 41% of national GDP.

From Reuters

A branch of the North Anatolia faultline runs though the Marmara Sea, south of Istanbul.

From Reuters