Strait of Bosphorus in a misty haze (photos)

Heavy blankets of fog have enveloped the Strait of Bosphorus over the last few weeks, disrupting international shipping traffic.

Another blanket of fog arrived Sunday.

— Los Angeles Times

Photos, from top: Istanbul’s financial district appears through fog behind a sculpture on Nov. 21, 2010. A young Turkish couple rests on a bench along the Bosphorous. Credit: Mustafa Ozer / AFP/Getty Images