Glance

Menekşe beach in Istanbul is one of the most crowded place in summer. Being very close to the city, it floods with people during the how weather. For a period, it was a unorganized sanctuary for Syrian people who migrated to Turkey, running from war. They set up tents around the beach and lived there until a housing was provided to them.
 
This photograph was taken during the winter when the odd shaped trees lost most of their leaves, bringing out their structure more. Also during the winter, if you visit the beach right after sunrise hour, you can feel the beach's serenity and almost preserving all the people's stories and memories in itself