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ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - MAY 21: A young woman looks toward Galata, accompanied by a cat beside her, from the rooftop of the Büyük Valide Han on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Istanbul. Seagulls flying between the two shores of the Golden Horn add another rhythm to the city's crowded rooftops, as Istanbul becomes, for a moment from this rooftop, just the sky, the sound of wings and the calm of watching. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

Istanbul Among the Wings

ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - MAY 21: A young woman looks toward Galata, accompanied by a cat beside her, from the rooftop of the Büyük Valide Han on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Istanbul. Seagulls flying between the two shores of the Golden Horn add another rhythm to the city's crowded rooftops, as Istanbul becomes, for a moment from this rooftop, just the sky, the sound of wings and the calm of watching. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

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Taken in the fieldMay 21, 2023, 6:15 AM
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