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.

Turkish Space Agency President, Yusuf Kıraç is seen during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Press Secretary George Alderman, left, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Environment Connor Tomlinson, Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, and Turkish Space Agency President, Yusuf Kıraç, right, are seen during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman gives remarks during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony with the Republic of Türkiye Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, 3rd from left, gives remarks during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony with the Republic of Türkiye Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman gives remarks during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony with the Republic of Türkiye Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Environment Connor Tomlinson gives remarks during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony with the Republic of Türkiye Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is seen during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony with the Republic of Türkiye Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır signs the Artemis Accords for the Republic of Türkiye Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Environment Connor Tomlinson, Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, and Turkish Space Agency President, Yusuf Kıraç, right, pose for a group photograph after the signing of the Artemis Accords with the Republic of Türkiye, Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, 3rd from left, signs the Artemis Accords for the Republic of Türkiye as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Environment Connor Tomlinson, and Turkish Space Agency President, Yusuf Kıraç, right, look on, Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, 3rd from left, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Environment Connor Tomlinson, 4th from left, Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, 5th from left, Turkish Space Agency President, Yusuf Kıraç, 6th from left, and other dignitaries, pose for a group photograph after the signing of the Artemis Accords with the Republic of Türkiye, Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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.

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır gives remarks during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Türkiye is the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

iss075e0002070 (Aug. 1, 2026) --- Atatürk Reservoir in Türkiye, located on the Euphrates River near the Southeastern Taurus Mountains, was created by the Atatürk Dam, the world’s fourth largest. The reservoir provides the region with drinking water, irrigation for cotton farming, and commercial and recreational fishing opportunities. Credit: NASA

iss074e0043931 (Jan. 3, 2026) --- Yerevan, Armenia, and its modernized bright LED city lights contrast with the older amber high-pressure sodium lights of Iğdır, Türkiye (left), in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Earth at approximately 11:12 p.m. local time. Credit: JAXA/Kimiya Yui

iss074e0043650 (Jan. 3, 2026) --- Kayseri, Türkiye—one of the oldest cities in the world at around 5,000 years old and home to about 1.45 million people in the nation’s Central Anatolia Region—is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Earth at approximately 10:59 p.m. local time. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams

iss074e0043930 (Jan. 3, 2026) --- The amber high-pressure sodium lights of Erciş, Türkiye (top), along with its suburbs and villages, dot the landscape surrounding Lake Van in the nation’s Eastern Anatolia Region. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above Earth at approximately 10:12 p.m. local time when this photograph was taken. Credit: JAXA/Kimiya Yui

iss074e0225549 (Jan. 6, 2026) --- The city lights of Türkiye sparkle 261 miles below the International Space Station in this photograph from a window aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft taken at approximately 9:24 p.m. local time. In the foreground, is a set of the orbital outpost's main solar arrays (left) and another SpaceX Dragon spacecraft (lower right). Credit: JAXA/Kimiya Yui

iss074e0043921 (Jan. 3, 2026) --- The amber high-pressure sodium lights of Van, Türkiye (center), along with its suburbs and villages, dot the southeast coast of Lake Van in the nation’s Eastern Anatolia Region. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above Earth at approximately 10:12 p.m. local time when this photograph was taken. Credit: JAXA/Kimiya Yui

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.