The Bosphorus Rally (also called Istanbul Rally, Fiat Rally, Rally of Turkey and Günaydin Rally) is a

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event, held near

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. It is one of the first international rally events in Turkey. The first Bosphorus Rally was held in 1972. The rally was regular part of the

European Rally Championship The European Rally Championship (officially FIA European Rally Championship) is an rallying, automobile rally competition held annually on the European continent and organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The champion ...

since its first incarnation and was also included in the

Intercontinental Rally Challenge The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport, Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers ...

calendar. The Bosphorus Rally was also called Rally of Turkey for a while. However, the

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which became a round from the

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has HQ in

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and thus it's completely different from the Bosphorus Rally. The Rally is not to be confused with the Boğaziçi Rallisi, held since 1975, also called Bosphorus Rally in some editions.

Winners

Sources: Notes: * - The rally had various name incarnations during the years. * - Yağiz Avci set the overall fastest time, but he wasn't registered for the European Rally Championship and therefore he isn't recognized as the winner by the FIA. In ERC FIA recognized the second fastest overall

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as winner.

References

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External links

The official website for the rally
Rally competitions in Turkey European Rally Championship rallies Intercontinental Rally Challenge rallies