May is the most honest month of the year. None of July's crowds, none of October's lull. Just the pure premonition of summer: the azure off Cleopatra Beach, a light breeze from Castle Hill, the café terraces on Damlataş Street and the rare clouds above the fortress. In this issue we talked about summer rental analytics, examined Mahmutlar as the most talked-about investment location of May, strolled through "Sky Garden" in Payallar and spent an evening aboard a yacht — our "May" feature. The history column is devoted to Kızıl Kule, and the food column to the Turkish breakfast, which this summer will once again become the ritual of morning gatherings. May is the month of promises. May all the promises you make to yourself and others this May come true.