A soldier in a watchtower stand guard at the courthouse of Sincan, outside Ankara, on April 7, 2021, during the verdict hearing in the trial of 497 defendants over the 2016 failed coup attempt. A Turkish court on April 7 sentenced four former soldiers to life in jail for their roles in a failed 2016 bid to oust the president, state news agency Anadolu reported. They were jailed as part of a trial of 497 suspects in Ankara looking into the presidential guard's actions during the coup attempt, which included a raid on the state broadcaster. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP Photo)





Customers enjoy their dinner specially constructed domes to ensure social distancing as a way to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, at a restaurant in Istanbul, Monday, April 12, 2021. Turkey has been posting record-high single-day COVID-19 cases for the past 10 days.Keen to minimise repercussions on its ailing economy and under intense pressure by services industry, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan eased COVID-19 measures in early March. With the spike, he was forced to announce renewed restrictions, such as weekend lockdowns and the closure of cafes and restaurants during Ramadan, the holy Muslim month, starting on April 13. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





An aerial view of cityscape and Mountains in the Eastern Anatolia Region from a plane in Bitlis, Turkey on April 24, 2021. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Izmir Archeology Museum experts inspect a 1500-year-old mosaic after it was discovered in a Roman-era monastery at Aliaga district in Izmir, Turkey on April 2, 2021. (Photo by Mehmet Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Baby patients with Covid-19 receive treatment at University of Health Sciences Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey on April 15, 2021. The hospital is one of the hospitals in Istanbul that host children who have to survive the treatment process separately from their parents due to Covid-19. Healthcare professionals, who are at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19), devoted themselves to child patients who are being treated away from their family. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Members of Amphibious Marine Brigade of Turkish Armed Forces attend a training at Amphibious Marine Brigade base in Foca district of Izmir, Turkey on April 8, 2021. Amphibious Marine Brigade which can operate both on land and in water, carry out important tasks in the fight against terrorism at home and abroad. In addition to theoretical and practical exercises for special missions, the unit is also trained in sports and shooting, aimed at being organized in such a way that will be ready for any task at any moment. (Photo by Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Muslims eat their Iftar (breaking fast) meals in front of the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, on the first day of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey on April 13, 2021. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)





Worshippers pray on the first Friday of Ramadan at Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on April 16, 2021. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)





Turkish soldiers attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Turkish memorial to mark the 106th anniversary of the World War One battle of Gallipoli, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Canakkale, Turkey on April 24, 2021. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)





The full moon, also known as the Supermoon, rises above the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, April 26, 2021. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)





People ride horses on the beach in Kilyos, northern Istanbul, Thursday, April 29, 2021, a few hours before the start of the latest lockdown to help protect from the spread of the coronavirus. People stocked up on groceries, shoppers filled markets and many left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast as Turkey's strictest COVID-19 lockdown yet came into effect late Thursday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan imposed a “full lockdown” until May 17 amid soaring COVID-19 infections and deaths. Turkey now ranks among the world's worst-hit countries and it's the first time that it is imposing a nearly three-week lockdown for the whole of the country. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





Women offer their prayers at the Eyup Sultan Mosque, in Istanbul, Monday, April 12, 2021, a day before Ramadan. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was forced to announce renewed restrictions following a spike on COVID-19 cases, such as weekend lockdowns and the closure of cafes and restaurants during Ramadan, the holy Muslim month, starting on April 13. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





People walk in central Istanbul, Monday, April 26, 2021. Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the country's strictest pandemic restrictions so far, closing businesses and schools and limiting travel for nearly three weeks starting Thursday to fight a surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths. Turkey had so far instituted partial lockdowns to curb infections and to keep the economy running as it faces a significant economic downturn.The measures will be in place until May 17. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a mask to help protect against the spread of coronavirus, walk in the rain in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, March 29, 2021. Turkey is reinstating weekend lockdowns in most of Turkey's provinces and will also impose restrictions over the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)





A mother Van cat is seen after she gave birth in Van, Turkey on April 06, 2021. Van cats kept under protection at the Van Yuzuncu Yil University Research and Application Center and mother cats and their kittens were taken care of in special rooms in the center. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Turkish police officers scuffle with protesters during a demonstration in Istanbul,Saturday, March 27, 2021, against Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women from violence. The Istanbul Convention states that men and women have equal rights and obliges national authorities to take steps to prevent gender-based violence against women, to protect victims and to prosecute perpetrators. Conservative groups and some officials from Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-oriented ruling party take issue with these terms, saying they promote homosexuality. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





Protesters chat slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul,Saturday, March 27, 2021 against Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women from violence. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





Uyghur protesters who have not heard from their families living in East Turkestan hold Uyghur flags and placards reading on “it is not a joke, it is a genocide” during a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey, 01 April 2021. The protest aims to highlight the critical situation of alleged human rights abuses of the Uyghur people and many other minority groups across the Xinjiang (East Turkestan) area in China. (Photo by Tolga Bozoglu/EPA/EFE)





Birds are seen at Kizilirmak Bird Paradise in Turkey's Samsun on April 22, 2021. Kizilirmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List and hosts 359 to 487 species of birds in Turkey, became more active with the arrival of spring. (Photo by Mehmet Kumcagiz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





This aerial picture taken April 9, 2021, shows the shore of the southwestern Turkey Salda lake, in Burdur province. NASA believes the lake could offer clues to a crater on Mars but environmental activists fear the natural phenomenon with its bright white sand and sparkling turquoise waters is at risk (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)





Silhouette of a man riding a horse during sunset in Turkey's Tunceli on April 10, 2021. (Photo by Sidar Can Eren/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)