Hot air balloons glide over the historical Cappadocia region, located in Central Anatolia's Nevsehir province, Turkiye on January 1, 2023. In 2022, 662 thousand 443 tourists enjoyed the view of Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with hot air balloon tours. The region is famous for its chimney rocks, hot air balloon trips, underground cities and boutique hotels carved into rocks. (Photo by Behcet Alkan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





The first female attack helicopter pilot of Türkiye's Atak helicopter, Deputy Commissioner Özge Karabulut, undisclosed location, Türkiye, January 6, 2022. (Photo by Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Greek Orthodox faithful kisses a wooden cross after retrieving it from the waters of the Golden Horn during the blessing of the water ceremony, as part of Epiphany day celebrations at the Church of Fener Orthodox Patriarchate on January 06, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Epiphany celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist, and falls on the 12th and final day of Christmas. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)





Military personnel take part in a march held to commemorate the fallen WWI soldiers of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis during the 108th anniversary of the Sarikamis Operation in Kars, Turkiye on January 8, 2023. (Photo by Huseyin Demirci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Pigeons fly in front of the New Mosque in the Eminonu district in Istanbul, on January 10, 2023. (Photo by Ozan Kose/AFP Photo)





A man brews tea as tourists visit Hagia Varvara Church and Sumela Monastery, a historical Greek-Orthodox monastery carved into the Pontic Mountains in the Roman Imperial Period, during winter season in Trabzon, Turkiye on January 10, 2023. (Photo by Hakan Burak Altunoz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





An aerial view of the Sumela Monastery, a historical Greek-Orthodox monastery carved into the Pontic Mountains in the Roman Imperial Period, during winter season in Trabzon, Turkiye on January 10, 2023. (Photo by Hakan Burak Altunoz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





An aerial view of the partially frozen Lake Cildir during winter in Kars, Turkiye on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A man enjoys horse-drawn sleigh on the partially frozen Lake Cildir during winter in Kars, Turkiye on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A man sells items to passers-by at Galata bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, January 13, 2023. Inflation in Turkey showed a sharp drop in December thanks mainly to a favorable base effect – a development that could help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's standing before an election, but is unlikely to bring relief to households suffering from a cost of living crisis. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





Members of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (CBRN) reconnaissance response team attend the training with clothing and response equipment suitable for the type and degree of threat in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on January 12, 2023. (Photo by Bestami Bodruk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Palau flagged bulker MKK1, carrying grain under UN’s Black Sea grain initiative, is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus, Turkey on January 16, 2023. (Photo by Mehmet Emin Caliskan/Reuters)





People walk on the frozen surface of Lake Cildir in Kars, Turkiye on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Gunay Nuh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





People shout slogans during a protest outside the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, January 22, 2023. Outrage over a Quran-burning protest in Sweden produced a second day of protests in Turkey, reflecting tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





Short-track speed skating child-athletes practice on the frozen surface of Lake Cildir in Kars, Turkiye on January 23, 2023. (Photo by Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Sumela Monastery is illuminated with light during the winter season in Trabzon, Turkiye on January 24, 2023. The monastery, which is included in UNESCO's temporary list of World Heritage sites, was reopened for religious practice on Aug. 15, 2010, with permission from the Culture and Tourism Ministry, following an 88-year hiatus. The Greek-Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary was built by carving the rocks as a nestling in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1.200 meters facing the Altindere valley of Karadag. (Photo by Hakan Burak Altunoz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A composite image assembled of two single photos from left to right dated Jan. 25, 2022, Jan. 24, 2023 showing photos of settlements in winter season with same frames taken from same angle to show the difference of drought conditions between winter seasons at Golyazi Neighborhood on the shores of Lake Uluaba, in Bursa, Turkiye. (Photo by Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





People enjoy horse-drawn sleigh on the partially frozen Lake Cildir during winter season in Kars, Turkiye on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A participant in a costume during the “Bocuk Festival” at Camlica village in the Kesan district of Edirne city, Turkey, 28 January 2023. Bocuk festival is a medieval Thracian tradition to mark “Bocuk Gecesi” or Bocuk Night that usually falls on the harshest winter night. Every year on Bocuk Night participants in costumes made of white sheets symbolizing the evil creature called Bocuk, scary people as ghosts. (Photo by Sedat Suna/EPA/EFE)





Residents put on make-up as they prepare for a performance prior to the “Bocuk Festival” at Camlica village in the Kesan district of Edirne city, Turkey, 28 January 2023. (Photo by Sedat Suna/EPA/EFE)