Firefighters respond to a blaze at a carpet factory in the 2nd Organized Industrial Zone in Gaziantep, Turkiye on August 15, 2024. Teams continued their efforts to bring the fire under control. (Photo by Adsiz Gunebakan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Turkish ruling and opposition lawmakers fight each other after a scuffle between former footballer Alpay Ozalan (unseen), a lawmaker from Erdogan's ruling AKP party and Turksih Workers Party (TIP) deputy Ahmet Sik (unseen) at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on August 16,2024. A brawl broke out in Turkey's parliament on August 16, 2024, after lawmakers convened to discuss the status of a jailed opposition figure controversially stripped of his parliamentary immunity earlier this year. They were meeting after the country's constitutional court earlier this month struck down parliament's decision to oust Can Atalay from his parliamentary seat. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP Photo)





An aerial view of Lake Ladik that has been shrinking recently due to the impact of drought in Samsun, Turkiye on August 16, 2024. (Photo by Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu via Getty Images)





3-year-old Belgian Malinois dog, “Parka”, is being trained with the Remote Command Control System (UKKS) to assist personnel in search and reconnaissance missions by entering hazardous zones before military personnel in Bursa, Turkiye on August 14, 2024. The system, developed for the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), will be deployed on trained dogs to provide real-time video feed from tunnels, caves, and other dangerous locations. This innovative approach aims to enhance the safety of both the dogs and soldiers. To protect the dogs during operations, specially designed goggles and helmets will shield their eyes in confined spaces, while a headset system will enable the dogs to return to their handlers when danger is detected. (Photo by Semih Sahin/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Visitors feed the fish with baby bottles at an aquarium located in a shopping mall in Ankara, Turkiye on August 16, 2024. Both children and adults are interested in the fish-feeding activity at the aquarium, which houses hundreds of fish. (Photo by Omer Taha Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images)





90 years old Niyazi Koleoglu weaves wicker from wheat stalks for 65 years in Altinkaya village in Hatay's Altinozu district, Turkiye on August 16, 2024. Koleoglu, who continues to weave wicker despite his advanced age, colors the wheat stalks collected from the fields at harvest time with the help of root dye. The colored and dried wheat stalks turn into art in his hands. (Photo by Meric Aktar/Anadolu via Getty Images)





90 years old Niyazi Koleoglu weaves wicker from wheat stalks for 65 years in Altinkaya village in Hatay's Altinozu district, Turkiye on August 16, 2024. (Photo by Meric Aktar/Anadolu via Getty Images)





An aerial view shows firefighters extinguish stubble fire in Edirne, Turkiye on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Gokhan Balci/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Firefighters continue to work to extinguish the forest fire that broke out in Balikliova in Izmir's Urla district, Turkiye on August 18, 2024. (Photo by Berkan Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A supermoon, known as the blue moon and “Sturgeon Moon”, rises over the historical Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey on August 19, 2024. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)





Puppet maker Cagdas Cakmak, who has created many special designs from real characters to fantastic characters, designs the puppet of Elon Musk, the owner of companies; Tesla, SpaceX and X, after 20 days of work in Ankara, Turkiye on August 20, 2024. Cagdas Cakmak, who started his puppetry adventure with the gift his brother brought from Prague, sends his special designs to countries such as the USA, England and Sweden. (Photo by Betul Abali/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Divers discover the ferry, which was sunk 180 meters off the shore in 2013 in Karamursel district after being used for passenger transportation in the city lines for many years and which is home to many living species, including soft coral at a depth of 23 meters, pina, which is under the danger of extinction, and mackerel identical to the Marmara Sea in Kocaeli, Turkiye on August 22, 2024. The project is conducted in cooperation with Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, Karamursel Municipality and Karamursel Underwater Sports Association (KARSAD). (Photo by Tahsin Ceylan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A plane drops water to put out the fire broke out yesterday in a grassy area in Kizilcahamam district of Ankara and spread to a forest area in Gerede district of Bolu as firefighters, Turkish General Directorate of Forestry teams and officers continue their extinguishing and cooling efforts in the forest fire that is under control on August 22, 2024 in Bolu, Turkiye. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Children playing on the 2,140-meter-altitude Taskopru Plateau, which hosts both livestock breeders and nature lovers in summer months, are seen in Gumushane, Turkiye on August 22, 2024. (Photo by Ahmet Aslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Turkish Stars, the acrobatic team of the Turkish Air Forces perform a flight around Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during the celebrations of 102nd anniversary of Victory Day and Turkish Armed Forces Day in Ankara, Turkiye on August 30, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Women perform during an event for Victory Day, in Istanbul, Friday, August 30, 2024. Friday's events commemorate the 102nd anniversary of Victory Day, marking the end of a battle with Greek forces in western Anatolia. The conflict was part of the Turkish War of Independence led by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





An aerial view of farmers tarhana, a fermented mixture of grain and yoghurt or fermented milk they harvest during scorching heat in Kahramanmaras, Turkiye on September 02, 2024. Tarhana, which is made by cooking wheat called “dovme” or “dogme” in a cauldron and then mixing it with sour and fatty yoghurt, is mostly prepared in July and August in Kahramanmaras due to the favourable climate. The tarhana, which is dried in special wickerwork containers called “cig”, is called “firik” in the region because it can be eaten before it is completely dry. Maras tarhana is exported to many parts of the world. (Photo by Ahmet Aslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Mounted police patrol in Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkiye on September 09, 2024. Mounted police officers from the Istanbul Police Department, stationed at various locations throughout the city, particularly at tourist spots, have become popular with both locals and foreign visitors. The Mounted Police Group Directorate, a branch of the Riot Police Department, is responsible for a range of activities including preventive services, social events, official ceremonies, inspections of forests and promenades, as well as monitoring coastal areas, parks, and tourist destinations. (Photo by Hakan Akgun/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Mounted police patrol in Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkiye on September 09, 2024. (Photo by Hakan Akgun/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Mounted police patrol in Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkiye on September 09, 2024. (Photo by Hakan Akgun/Anadolu via Getty Images)