Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue is reopened Monday, November 14, 2022. Police have arrested a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on the bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, Turkey’s interior minister said Monday, adding that initial findings indicate that Kurdish militants were responsible for the deadly attack. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





An aerial view of the forested areas with trees with yellow, brown and green colored leaves from Spider Forest and Nature Conservation Areas during autumn season in Gumushane, Turkiye on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Hakan Burak Altunoz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Thousands of peppers strung on to lines to dry after being harvested in Aydin, Turkey in November 2022. Once the drying process is complete, the vegetables will be sold as stuffed peppers. (Photo by Ufuk Turpcan/Solent News)





A mourner lays flowers as people grieve the victims of November 13 explosion at the busy shopping street of Istiklal in Istanbul on November 14, 2022. Turkey's interior minister accused the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on November 14, of responsibility for a bombing in a busy Istanbul street that killed six people and wounded scores, saying more than 20 people have been arrested. (Photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP Photo)





Relatives and friends of Arzu Ozsoy and her 15-year-old daughter Yagmur Ucar, who died in Sunday's explosion occurred on Istiklal avenue, attend their funeral in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, November 14, 2022. Turkish police said Monday that they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





People put flowers over a memorial placed on the spot of Sunday's explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Monday, November 14, 2022. Police have arrested a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, Turkey’s interior minister said Monday, adding that initial findings indicate that Kurdish militants were responsible for the deadly attack. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





Cows are seen pasturing amid yellowish, orangish and greenish leaves of trees during autumn season at Belemedik Nature Park in Pozanti district of Adana, Turkiye on November 19, 2022. (Photo by Ismail Duru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A woman rests outside her home in Duzce, Turkey, Wednesday, November 23, 2022, after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit a town in northwest Turkey early Wednesday, causing damage to some buildings and widespread panic. At least 68 people were injured, mostly while trying to flee homes. The earthquake was centered in the town of Golkaya, in Duzce province, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Istanbul, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said.(Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





Damaged shops are seen in Duzce, Turkey, Wednesday, November 23, 2022, after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit a town in northwest Turkey early Wednesday, causing damage to some buildings and widespread panic. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





AKP party supporters attend the “Unity, Will, Victory” rally at the Galatasaray's Nef Stadium in Istanbul on November 27, 2022, six month ahead of Turkey's next presidential election in which Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be candidate to his succession. (Photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP Photo)





A demonstrator confronts security forces as people protest regarding violence against stray dogs in Istanbul, Turkey on November 27, 2022. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)





A view of sunken tank which promotes scuba diving tourism with its location at an artificial reef of Guvercin Island region of Kas district of Antalya, Turkiye on December 04, 2022. The sunken tank, situated at a depth of around 15 meters, is visible to both seasoned divers and those undergoing basic diving training. (Photo by Mahmut Serdar Alakus/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Ethnic Uyghur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on December 4, 2022. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





Mother dog feeds her puppies during snowfall in Turkiye's Kars province on December 13, 2022. (Photo by Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Turkish soldiers from Underwater Search and Rescue team affiliated to Erzurum Gendarmerie Command attend training to prevent loss scenarios that could happen in the winter at 2700 feet on the Palandoken Mountain's outskirts in Erzurum, Turkiye on December 14, 2022. Turkish commandos undertake specialized training to deal with potential situations like getting lost in water caused by ice breaking and and avalanches in winter. They also take part in operations that call for advanced physics and skills with specific weapons and equipment. (Photo by Hilmi Tunahan Karakaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Protesters perform an execution scene with ropes around their necks during the demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey on December 17, 2022. As Mahsa Amini’s death continues to spark demonstrations across Iran and other countries, protesters in Istanbul perform an execution scene with ropes around their necks. (Photo by Onur Dogman/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Whirling dervishes perform a “Sema” ritual during a ceremony, one of many marking the 749th anniversary of the death of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, an Anatolian mystic, poet and the father of the Mevlevi order, at Galata Mevlevi Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 17, 2022. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





A commando of the Van Provincial Gendarmerie Command is seen with his gun as a military helicopter is seen behind in snow covered terrain in Van, Turkiye on December 24, 2022. Van Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams, which carried out successful operations against the PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, US and EU, and smugglers, found over 150 shelters last year, seized many weapons, thousands of cartridges, and large amounts of life supplies. Gendarmerie teams, working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the fight against terrorism, prevention of illegal migration, fight against irregular migration, prevention of drugs and smuggling, catching criminals, are making efforts for the peace and security of the region by using all the means of technology. Gendarmerie teams, who do not interrupt their duties on high hills, deep valleys and rocky areas despite adverse weather conditions, use all kinds of technology. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A man takes photos of horse-drawn sleighs on the frozen surface of Lake Cildir in Kars, Turkiye on December 29, 2022. Visitors take the opportunity to walk and get on horse-drawn sleigh on the frozen surface of the lake. (Photo by Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 aircraft flies past the moon as it descends for Istanbul Airport in Istanbul, Turkey on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Yoruk Isik/Reuters)