A boy passes under a giant Palestinian flag during a protest to show solidarity with the Palestinians, in Istanbul, Turkey. Friday, October 20, 2023. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





Painter Murat Karabuyuk creates Vincent van Gogh's “Bedroom in Arles” in three-dimensions, and also draws the famous Dutch painter's self-portrait on his student's face with the “human painting” technique in Ankara, Turkiye on October 21, 2023. (Photo by Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu via Getty Images)





People pass under the Turkish Flag on Istiklal Street, Istanbul, Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Turkey is marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire on Sunday but without any grand pageantry or gala reception to memorialize the important milestone. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





A figure of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in a representative train at Kozyatagi Metro Station on October 26, 2023. Preparations for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Republic Day in Istanbul. Republic Day is a public holiday in Turkey commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey, on 29 October 1923. (Photo by olga Ildun/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Turkey's policepersons in a parade as part of celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, October 29, 2023. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





Participants hold a giant picture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, as part of celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, October 29, 2023. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





A man wearing Turkish traditional uniform, performs as part of celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Sunday, October 29, 2023. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





People watch Turkey's army soldiers in a parade as part of celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, October 29, 2023. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





People watch the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, October 29, 2023. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





Turkish soldiers in camouflage take part in a parade to mark the 100th anniversary of Turkish Republic in Istanbul, on October 29, 2023. Turkey marked its centenary as a post-Ottoman republic on October 29, 2023, with somewhat muted celebrations held in the shadow of Israel's escalating war with Hamas militants in Gaza. (Photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP Photo)





Fireworks illuminates the sky within the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 29, 2023. Fireworks, light and drone shows were organized as part of the celebrations. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A view of a plant coated with hoarfrost due to cold weather in Sarikamis district of Kars, Turkiye on November 04, 2023. (Photo by Hüseyin Demirci/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Turkish police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse Pro-Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the U.S. and Israel near the Incirlik Air Base, which is housing U.S. troops, in Adana, southern Turkey on November 5, 2023. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





An aerial view of the dam that covers the abandoned lands of Daribuku Village, as the decreasing water levels unveil old village houses in Isparta, Turkiye on November 06, 2023. The dam is located 63 kilometers away from Sutculer district of Isparta. (Photo by Seyit Konyali/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A general view of a hot air balloon, almost 556,306 local and foreign tourists get on within January-October period of this year, gliding over the historical Cappadocia, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in Nevsehir, Turkiye on November 7, 2023. (Photo by Behcet Alkan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A state ceremony is being held at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, on the 85th anniversary of his demise in Ankara, Turkiye on November 10, 2023. (Photo by Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Medical staff carry a Palestinian cancer patient who was evacuated from Gaza to Egypt and brought to Turkey by plane, at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Cagla Gurdogan/Reuters)





A man purchases food from a street vendor at Kadikoy ferry terminal in Istanbul, Thursday, November 16, 2023. Turkey's central bank delivered another huge interest rate hike on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 continuing its effort to curb double-digit inflation that has left households struggling to afford food and other basic goods. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





250th anniversary of foundation of the Turkish Naval Academy is celebrated with military parade at Heybeliada campus in Istanbul, Turkiye on November 18, 2023. (Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu via Getty Images)





People walk with umbrella during snowfall in Istanbul, Turkiye on November 19, 2023. (Photo by Hakan Akgun/Anadolu via Getty Images)