On April 15, 2021, the Russian government stops flights to Turkey amid reports of an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Having taken off on April 14, I found myself in a half-empty Istanbul with a lockdown for local residents. On the empty streets, one could meet only the animals inhabiting Istanbul and rare passers-by with permission to leave their homes.

In fear every day, every evening He calls her aloud from above Carefully watched for a reason Painstaking devotion and love Surrendered to self preservation From others who care for themselves A blindness that touches perfection But hurts just like anything else Isolation, isolation, isolation.