iss071e462180 (Aug. 9, 2024) --- Lake Assad in Syria (upper right) and lakes created by hydroelectric dams in Turkiye, all along the Euphrates River, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Turkish nation that connects Europe with Asia.

iss072e519796 (Jan. 23, 2025) --- The city lights of Istanbul, Turkiye, with a population of about 15.7 million split by the Bosphorus strait in between the Sea of Mammara and the Black Sea, are pictured at approximately 9:44 p.m. local time from the International Space Staation as it orbited 259 miles above.

iss072e574770 (Jan. 29, 2025) --- The Bosphorus Strait splits the city of Istanbul, Türkiye, and connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above where Europe connects to Asia.

iss073e0906745 (Sept. 28, 2025) --- The Republic of Cyprus—an island inhabited for over 12,000 years and home to the world’s oldest named wine, produced for more than 4,000 years—is pictured in the Mediterranean Sea from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above, heading northwest toward Türkiye.