Passengers on the left side can observe the winding Kızılırmak River and the rugged volcanic terrain as the aircraft climbs away from the Gülşehir district.
The left side offers a superior view of the striking Tuz Gölü (Salt Lake) and provides a much better perspective of the Istanbul cityscape, the Bosphorus, and the Marmara Sea during the standard approach to IST.
The left side is superior for this route as it provides a front-row seat to the massive white expanse of Tuz Gölü (Salt Lake) and the scenic coastal approach over the Gulf of Izmit.