Commandos of the “Underwater Defence” (SAS), the special operation unit of the Turkish Navy take part in a military training in Istanbul, Turkiye on June 13, 2022. SAS commandos completed many critical missions, especially in the “Operation Olive Branch”, “Operation Euphrates Shield”, “Operations Claw” and counter-terrorism operations, successfully. (Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Breeders pasture their sheep and goat in the outskirts of Mount Nemrut in Tatvan of Bitlis, Turkiye on June 29, 2022. Breeders living in the Kiyiduzu Village of Tatvan feed their animals until fall with the rich grass of the plateaus they go to as the weather warms up. Breeders bring their animals to the plateaus with herbous vegetation as the dawn comes, later take them back to their villages to meet the water needs of the herds theyâve pastured throughout the day and to milk them. (Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A picture taken on July 13, 2022 shows a firefighting helicopter flying over a wildfire forest which fire broke out in the Datça district of Mugla, Turkey. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP Photo)





Full moon rises over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque and Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye on July 14, 2022. (Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A long-legged buzzard glides in the sky with a meadow vole hanging inside its claws in Bahcesaray district of Van, Turkiye on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Mesut Varol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A boy dives from the Galata bridge into the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





A seagull is seen at the basin of Lake Van as seagull deaths increase due to food shortage and extreme heat in the closed basin formed by the streams pouring their waters into Lake Van in Van, Turkiye on July 19, 2022. Some of the seagulls, which determined the islands of Adir, Carpanak, Akdamar and Kuzu as their habitat, perished in the basin of Lake Van that hosts many bird species. The officials from the 14th Regional Directorate of Turkish Nature Conservation and National Parks conducting research in the regions continue their investigations on the shores of Lake Van, as they took samples from the birds and sent them to the laboratory. It is assumed that the seagulls died due to the extreme heat and food shortage caused by the end of the pearl mullet migration between April 15 and July 15. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Offshore platform of Silivri Underground Natural Gas Storage Expansion Facility is seen after manufacturing and assembly works of the two platforms of the facility have been completed, in Istanbul, Turkiye on July 19, 2022. Within the scope of the Silivri Underground Natural Gas Storage Expansion Project, which will make a significant contribution to Turkey's natural gas storage capacity, the drilling of 18 wells on 2 offshore platforms was completed up to the reservoir part, and natural gas flow tests were carried out in 9 wells. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Turkey's aerobatic aircrafts fly in front of the giant Turkish Cypriot breakaway flag on the Pentadahtilos mountain as they take part in a military parade marking the 48th anniversary of the 1974 Turkish invasion in the Turkish occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cyprus was split into Greek Cypriot south and Turkish Cypriot north in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by supporters of a union with Greece. (Photo by Petros Karadjias/AP Photo)





Police officers surround protesters during a rally, in Kadikoy district, in Istanbul, on July 20, 2022. Called to mark on the anniversary of the 2015 suicide attack that took place in the southern Turkish town of Suruc. Leftist youth gathered to protest as they mark the anniversary of a suicide bomb attack which killed 34 people in Suruc, where activists had gathered to prepare for an aid mission to the nearby Syrian town of Kobani. It was one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, and, the first time the government has directly accused the Islamic State group of carrying out an act of terror on Turkish soil. (Photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP Photo)





This picture shows abandoned toys and material in the Wonderland Eurasia theme park near the Turkish capital, Ankara, on July 21, 2022, during a press visit to mark its transfer to Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. The park, opened in March 2019 with the ambition of being “Europe's largest theme park”, was quickly closed less than a year after. Attractions and toys were left to rot since then. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP Photo)





This picture shows abandoned toys and material in the Wonderland Eurasia theme park near the Turkish capital, Ankara, on July 21, 2022, during a press visit to mark its transfer to Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP Photo)





This picture shows abandoned toys and material in the Wonderland Eurasia theme park near the Turkish capital, Ankara, on July 21, 2022, during a press visit to mark its transfer to Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP Photo)





People are reflected in the waters of the Basilica Cistern while visiting the historic site in Istanbul, Turkey, 24 July 2022. The site has been restored by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and is now open for visitors again. The Byzantine structure was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. The underground Basilica, also called Underground Cistern, is the largest well preserved cistern in Istanbul, which rests on a total of 336 columns. According to historical texts, more than 7,000 slaves were involved in the construction of the cistern. (Photo by Sedat Suna/EPA/EFE)





People walk behind the Medusa head in the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey, 24 July 2022. (Photo by Sedat Suna/EPA/EFE)





People are reflected in the waters of the Basilica Cistern while visiting the historic site in Istanbul, Turkey, 24 July 2022. (Photo by Sedat Suna/EPA/EFE)





People are reflected in the waters of the Basilica Cistern while visiting the historic site in Istanbul, Turkey, 24 July 2022. (Photo by Sedat Suna/EPA/EFE)





Hot air balloons glide over the sky at sunrise in Nevsehir, Turkiye on July 24, 2022. Hot air balloon tours providing a bird's eye view of the region, are organized every morning for tourists in Cappadocia, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List as one of the important tourism centers with its natural, historical and cultural heritage. (Photo by Sercan Kucuksahin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





An aerial view of the labyrinth looking Dalyan Delta in Ortaca and Koycegiz district in Mugla, Turkiye on July 30, 2022. Dalyan Canal, which is composed of reeds, swamp, freshwater and salty water, draws tourists' attention for the last years. Tour boats used for touristic trips in the Dalyan Canal, which is shown as one of the best protected open areas in Europe and hosts an average of 1 million tourists every year, take tourists around among the labyrinth-looking reeds. (Photo by Ali Riza Akkir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





An aerial view of hand-woven carpets and rugs laid in the sun in Dosemealti district, Antalya, Turkiye on July 29, 2022. The hand-woven carpets and rugs are laid out in the fields to purify their germs and turn their colors into pastels, after being washed, dried and repaired. (Photo by Orhan Cicek/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)