People visit the Phrygian Valley in Afyonkarahisar, 250 km south-west of Ankara, to watch the Perseid meteor shower, Saturday, August 12, 2023. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





Caretta carettas set off towards the water at Iztuzu Beach, one of the best protected beaches in the world, located in Dalyan neighbourhood in Ortaca district of Mugla, Turkiye on August 12, 2023. The hatchlings of the caretta carettas that have completed their incubation period at Iztuzu Beach, meet the sea. After completing their incubation period and getting rid of their shells, the hatchlings come to the surface by digging the sand. The hatchlings, which leave their nests 5 to 50 meters from the sea, set off towards the water, their habitat, despite the risk of being eaten by foxes, crabs and birds of prey. (Photo by Durmus Genc/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A picture taken on August 17, 2023 in Van, eastern Turkey, shows the shrinking waters of Lake Van also impacting animal husbandry in the region. Global heating and a prolonged drought have seen the water reservoirs of Turkey, an agricultural superpower bridging Europe with Asia, perilously shrink in recent years. Lake Van, Turkey’s largest, has lost 1.5 percent of its surface area, hurting farmers and exposing polluting dust. (Photo by Ilyas Akengin/AFP Photo)





Thousands of mayflies have come together around power poles and dance around them in Sakarya, Turkiye on August 16, 2023. Many died on the day when they left the river. Footage shows a number of dead mayflies on the road where drivers had difficulties due to skid hazard. Mayflies are known for their extremely short life spans and appearance in large numbers during the summer months. They live most of their lives near wetlands, and after their mating flight, mayflies are usually dead by the end of the day. (Photo by Onur Orhan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Red hawks (Buteo rufinus) undergoing rehabilitation and treatment at Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Wild Animals Unit are seen in Ankara, Turkiye on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Mehmet Akif Parlak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A man pulls a trolley with goods in a street market in Eminonu commercial district in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, August 23, 2023. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





An aerial view of 'Suluada' located off the coast of Adrasan, in the Kumluca district of Antalya, Turkiye on August 24, 2023. Local and foreign tourists, who reach the uninhabited island by boat, enjoy the clear turquoise water and white sands. (Photo by Bekir Bektas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A grizzly bear waves its paw at a vehicle on the road to Nemrut Crater Lake in Tatvan district of Bitlis, Turkiye on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Traditional games, equestrian acrobatics, Kokboru competition, equestrian archery, archery, javelin and wrestling competitions, are held to mark the 952nd anniversary of Battle of Malazgirt (Manzikert), in Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkiye on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Volunteers of Mehter band wearing traditional troop uniform at streets to keep Ottoman culture alive in Bursa, Turkiye on August 25, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Yilmaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





An aerial view of farmers laid out harvested grapes for sun-drying onto a land located in Gediz River Basin in Izmir, Turkiye on August 29, 2023. Producers in the 17.500-square-kilometer Gediz River Basin, which starts from the Menemen district of Izmir and extends to the Sarigol district of Manisa, laid out their grapes, most of which were exported, in the sun to dry. (Photo by Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A soldier is seen with the Turkish flag in front of the moon while standing guard ahead of the August 30 Turkiye's Victory Day in Van, Turkiye on August 28, 2023. August 30 is also celebrated as Turkish Armed Forces Day. (Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Police Special Operations teams perform during the Turkiye's largest technology and aerospace event TEKNOFEST in Ankara, Turkiye on August 30, 2023. The five-day event will feature competitions, air shows, exhibitions and workshops. The event has been organized by the Turkish Technology Team (T3) Foundation and the Turkish Industry and Technology Ministry jointly since 2018, in cooperation with dozens of ministries, public institutions, private firms, and universities. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





The moon is pictured over the Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





Akıncı unmanned aerial craft passes in front of the Supermoon during a demonstration flight on the first day of Teknofest technology and aerospace festival in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





People walk next to floodwaters blocking the road due to the heavy rain in Basaksehir district of Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept through a campsite in northwest Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least two people, officials said. Four other people were reported missing. (Phoot by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





A young couple pose for a video and photo session at Galata bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Galata bridge is a popular location for photograph session of couples who are about to or just married. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





Containers are scattered next to a train station on the aftermath of floods caused by heavy rains in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Fierce rainstorms battered neighboring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria on Tuesday, triggering flooding that caused at least seven deaths, including two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent that raged through a campsite in northwestern Turkey. (Photo by Ugur Yildirim/dia images via AP Photo)





Two men pull a trolley with goods in a street market in Eminonu commercial district in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has espoused unconventional policies in the past, is fully on board with the country's new economic policies that foresee a tight monetary policy to bring down inflation, members of his economy team said Thursday. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





Gendarmerie Search and Rescue teams conduct search operation for the missing person after a flood hit bungalow houses areas in Igneada district of Kirklareli, Turkiye on September 07, 2023. While the search operations of Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), Coast Guard Command, Gendarmerie Search and Rescue, fire crew, National Medical Rescue teams, Police Search and Rescue Teams and military units continue with thermal cameras at night, it continues from land and air after the sunrise. (Photo by Ozgun Tiran/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)