Istanbul's shores turn turquoise thanks to micro-organism bloom

The waters around Istanbul have turned a striking shade of turquoise.

Istanbul's shores turn turquoise thanks to micro-organism bloom

The waters around Istanbul have turned a striking shade of turquoise.

A natural phenomenon called a "phytoplankton bloom" has turned the normally dark waters of the Bosphorus and Golden Horn into an opaque tone of light blue.

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