French astronaut shares photo of Istanbul from space
ISTANBUL
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has posted a photo showing Istanbul from space on his official social media accounts, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.Pesquet, an astronaut from the European Space Agency (ESA), took the photo from the International Space Station on May 17.
“Istanbul has a strategic position and controls the access to the Black Sea. Noticeably, the area teems with activity both on sea and land,” he added in a description under the photo.
Istanbul has a strategic position and controls the access to the black sea. Noticeably, the area teems with activity both on sea and land 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/97h8bjcwUG
— Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) 16 Mayıs 2017