Birdview
For those who are interested in seeing Istanbul in all its glory and cannot afford a trip to the closest satellite, I would advise them to visit the following website and see how beautiful our city looks from up there. (Please don’t click if vertigo is an issue for you.)
My take on Istanbul. Remarkable from any height; http://travel.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2005/11/23/1419200.html