Istanbul, Turkey, connects Europe and Asia and is split by the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus Strait.
iss065e001923 (April 22, 2021) — Istanbul, Turkey, connects Europe and Asia and is split by the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus Strait which links the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above Turkey just southwest of its capital city, Ankara, at the time this photograph was taken.