15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü
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15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 15 July Martyrs Bridge | 3 |
| 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5879311 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü Context triple: [15 July Martyrs Bridge, nativeName, 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü]
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A.
Osmangazi Bridge
The Osmangazi Bridge is a major suspension bridge in northwestern Turkey that spans the Gulf of İzmit, significantly shortening the road distance between Istanbul and the country's western regions.
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B.
Atatürk Bridge
Atatürk Bridge is a major road bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, connecting districts across the Golden Horn and serving as an important transportation link in the city.
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C.
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a modern suspension bridge spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, serving both road and rail traffic and symbolizing the city's connection between Europe and Asia.
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D.
Meriç Bridge
Meriç Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Maritsa (Meriç) River in Edirne, Turkey, known for its elegant arches and scenic views.
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E.
Tunca Bridge
Tunca Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Tunca River in Edirne, Turkey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü Target entity description: 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.
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A.
Osmangazi Bridge
The Osmangazi Bridge is a major suspension bridge in northwestern Turkey that spans the Gulf of İzmit, significantly shortening the road distance between Istanbul and the country's western regions.
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B.
Atatürk Bridge
Atatürk Bridge is a major road bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, connecting districts across the Golden Horn and serving as an important transportation link in the city.
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C.
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a modern suspension bridge spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, serving both road and rail traffic and symbolizing the city's connection between Europe and Asia.
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D.
Meriç Bridge
Meriç Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Maritsa (Meriç) River in Edirne, Turkey, known for its elegant arches and scenic views.
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E.
Tunca Bridge
Tunca Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Tunca River in Edirne, Turkey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bosphorus bridge
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landmark ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
O-1 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow | 64 m ⓘ |
| commemorates | victims of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt ⓘ |
| connects |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beylerbeyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ortaköy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionCost | about US$200 million ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| crosses | Bosphorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Freeman Fox & Partners
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | Gilbert Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName |
Bosporus Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boğaziçi Köprüsü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | steel structure ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Turkish ⓘ |
| length | 1560 m ⓘ |
| lighting | decorative night illumination ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beşiktaş district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosphorus Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ Üsküdar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSpan | 1074 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | 15 July Martyrs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 8 ⓘ |
| officialNameChangeYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
President Fahri Korutürk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister Naim Talu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedInYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1973-10-30 ⓘ |
| partOf | Istanbul road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankAtOpening | one of the longest suspension bridges in the world ⓘ |
| region | Marmara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf | connection between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| tollDirection | eastbound only ⓘ |
| towerHeight | 165 m ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily commuter traffic
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marathons ⓘ national celebrations ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Istanbul skyline ⓘ |
| width | 33.40 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü Description of subject: 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
15 July Martyrs Bridge
this entity surface form:
15 July Martyrs Bridge
this entity surface form:
15 July Martyrs Bridge