An aerial view from Pavli Fair established in Pehlivankoy for the 114 years, in Kirklareli, Turkiye on September 15, 2024. “Pavli Fair”, which started to be established in 1910 with the edict of Sultan AbdUlhamit II, in Pehlivankoy, in order to ensure the unity and solidarity of the people of the region, welcomes its guests. The fairground includes an amusement park, open-air restaurants and sales areas. (Photo by Murat Bakmaz/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Estonian athlete Jaan Roose is pictured behind the Ortakoy Mecidiye Mosque as he walks on a slackline across the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge, known as the Bosphorus Bridge, crossing from the city's Asian side to European side, in Istanbul, Turkey on September 15, 2024. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)





A top view shows Red Bull athlete Jaan Roose walking a tightrope from the Asian to the European continent across a bridge in Istanbul, Turkiye on September 15, 2024. (Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu via Getty Images)





An aerial view of the Grand bazaar in Eminonu district of Istanbul, Turkiye on September 18, 2024. In the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered bazaars in the world, tours organized to explore Istanbul from different angles, where children under the age of 15 and adults over 80 are not accepted, attract great interest. Both local and foreign tourists are enabled to discover Istanbul from a different perspective with special tours organized on the renewed roof of the Grand Bazaar, which resembles a giant labyrinth with its architecture, with 3,600 shops, 22 gates and 14 inns in a closed area of approximately 45 thousand square meters. (Photo by Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A woman works on the production of grape molasses using various traditional methods and materials in the Huyuk district of Konya, Turkiye on September 22, 2024. Neighbors and relatives in the region work in cooperation in the production of molasses prepared by boiling in cauldrons. (Photo by Seyit Konyali/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Police special operations teams perform with a helicopter during Turkiye's premier technology and aerospace event TEKNOFEST on its first day at Adana Airport in Adana, Turkiye on October 02, 2024. The four-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 Utku Ucrak/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Aerial view of the Kula-Salihli Geopark, known for its volcanic hills and lava-formed 'rock sea,' where scientists discovered eight magma chambers at different depths beneath the Earth's crust in Manisa's Kula district, home to Turkiye's youngest volcanoes on October 4, 2024. Scientists have identified the largest, near-surface magma chamber as posing a potential eruption risk due to factors such as earthquakes. Mentioned by ancient historian Strabo in his work 'Geographika' as 'Katakekaumene' (Burnt Land), the UNESCO-listed site is known for its historical heritage, natural beauty, and hot springs, serving as a natural laboratory for scientists. (Photo by Berkan Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Demonstrators pray during a protest to express support for Palestinians in Gaza, a day ahead of the anniversary of the October 7th attack in Istanbul, Turkey on October 6, 2024. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





A woman works on the process of storing products, especially corn and pumpkin, for the winter season in the historical serenders in Trabzon's Tonya district, Turkiye on October 16, 2024. The serenders, which are generally built for the storage of food, are built high above the ground and protect the products from pests and wild animals. (Photo by Engin Ayyildiz/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A supermoon rises behind the Camlica mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, October 17, 2024. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





A robot dog is displayed during SAHA EXPO 2024 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition at Istanbul Fair Center, Turkiye on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Cemal Yurttas/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A view of the 'Bloody Bomb Monument' erected in the square of the village of Seddulbahir and made with non-inventory war materials that emerged during the excavation and restoration works of the Seddulbahir Castle on the Historical Gallipoli Peninsula, where the world's fiercest battles took place in Canakkale, Turkiye on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Burak Akay/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A general view of the entrance of the headquarters of Turkey's aviation company TUSAS, where three people were killed and five others wounded in an attack, near Kahramankazan, a town of Turkish capital Ankara, on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A woman reacts at the entrance of the headquarters of Turkey's aviation company TUSAS, where three people were killed and five others wounded in an attack, near Kahramankazan, a town of Turkish capital Ankara, on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Cows decorated with charms, colorful ropes, and beads create a vibrant scene as herders make their way back to the villages from Seloba Plateau in Trabzon's Tonya district on October 26, 2024. With the arrival of colder weather, locals who spent the spring and summer on the plateau continue their return journey, keeping the tradition of the annual highland migration alive. (Photo by Ertugrul Bastan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Turkish officers attend the ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the 101st Anniversary of the Turkish Republic Day in Ankara, Turkiye on October 29, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Turks gather on October 29, 2024 to celebrate Republic Day in Istanbul – the national holiday marks the 101st anniversary of Turkey becoming independent from the Ottoman Empire. (Photo by Onur Dogman/SOPA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) take part in a rally to protest against the arrest of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Ozer, in Istanbul, Turkey on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





Turkish soldiers monitor the border in a military base at the border line between Turkey and Iran in Van, eastern Turkey, on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Ozan Kose/AFP Photo)





An aerial view of carpet art installation 'Poignant' placed in a plot near Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye on November 06, 2024. The installation draws the attention of visitors to the war in Gaza, as artists reference carpets as symbols of identity, collective memories and shared experiences. The carpets are used as silent witnesses to the destruction of war. (Photo by Cem Tekkesinoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)