Opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) supporters celebrate outside the main municipality building following municipal elections across Turkey, in Istanbul on March 31, 2024. Turkey's main opposition party on March 31 claimed victory in Istanbul and Ankara, with its rising political star emerging from local elections as a serious challenger to veteran President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan, addressing supporters at his party's headquarters in Ankara, acknowledged a “turning point” for his party and promised to respect the results. Partial results from across the nation of 85 million people showed major advances for the Republican People's Party (CHP) at the expense of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) that has dominated politics for more than two decades. (Photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP Photo)





A citizen, locally known as “King of Adana” due to his king costume, casts his vote for the municipal elections in Saricam district of Adana, Turkiye on March 31, 2024. (Photo by Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Firefighters rest after battling a fire that broke out at the Masquerade nightclub on April 02, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. According to authorities, the fire broke out during daytime repair work at the nightclub, located on the ground and basement floors of a 16-story residential building, and killed more than 25 people. (Photo by Mehmet Kacmaz/Getty Images)





A view of 'Oasis', Kalyon Solar Power Plant SCADA Center, which monitors the solar electricity generation data of more than 3.5 million panels, during daylight in Karapinar district of Konya, Turkiye on April 2, 2024. Attracting attention with its futuristic design, the building is equipped with many technical infrastructure and digital tools for the operation of the power plant. The outer surface of the building is inspired by 4 different solar panel designs, and the cover materials prevent the interior of the building from overheating. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) celebrate after the Supreme electoral Board (YSK) changed their decision about revoking the mandate of newly elected oppposition party mayor Abdullah Zeydan, in Van, eastern Turkey, 03 April 2024. Pro-Kurdish mayoral election winner in the eastern city of Van, Abdullah Zeydan, was reinstated by Turkey's electoral authorities after the annulment of his victory sparked altercations. Zeydan, who is from a pro-Kurdish Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party had won the elections for the mayoral position in Van but the Turkish electoral authorities announced on 02 April, that his mandate was revoked and his position would be instead filled by his runner-up, a candidate from the Justice and Development Party of President Erdogan. (Photo by Metin Yoksu/EPA)





A disabled dog is taken for a ride with a makeshift train at a shelter in Ankara, Turkey on April 4, 2024. (Photo by Cagla Gurdogan/Reuters)





The endangered Crested Pelicans, which are named after the fluffy and curled feathers on its crest, perch on a boat on a coastal side of Bostanli fishing shelter in Karsiyaka district of Izmir, Turkiye on April 05, 2024. Crested Pelicans is among the large water birds with its large size and long beak, and is the largest of its kind, prefers the Gediz Delta in the Aegean Region from temperate areas as its habitat. At certain times of the year, the Crested Pelicans come near the city center in Karsiyaka district and stay on the boats here for a while. (Photo by Berkan Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A girl plays with a balloon inside Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, April 5, 2024. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





A man gestures as people hold a Palestinian flag after attending the Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, outside the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on April 10, 2024. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





A shepherd and his flock in the Bitlis province of eastern Turkey in the first decade of April 2024. Shepherds regularly embark on gruelling journeys through the dusty outback, as they take their sheep to the high plateaus needed for grazing and then back to villages for milking. (Photo by Kahraman Kaya/Solent News)





Rescue and emergency team members work with passengers of a cable car transportation system outside Antalya, southern Turkey, Friday, April 12, 2024. At least one person was killed and several injured Friday when a cable car pod in southern Turkey hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below, officials and local media said. Scores of other people were left stranded late into the night after the entire cable car system came to a standstill. (Photo by Dia Images via AP Photo)





An aerial view of the Ali Rock Glass Observation Terrace as the visitors enjoy the view that is built on the steep cliffs 160 meters above the dam lake at Onkikisubat district of Kahramanmaras, Turkiye on April 12, 2024 (Photo by Sinan Doruk/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A view of blooming apricot and almond trees on the shore of Lake Van during spring season in Tusba district of Van, Turkiye on April 14, 2024. (Photo by Ali Celik/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A view from Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, on a rainy day in Ankara, Turkiye on April 19, 2024. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Turkish police officers block a main road to prevent May Day demonstrators from marching through Taksim Square, a famous square banned for May Day celebrations, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





A man pushes against a riot police officer's shield with his leg during clashes, as protesters attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





Turkish police detain a protester as she and others attempt to march to Taksim Square, at Mecidiyekoy district near Taksim, during a May Day (Labour Day) rally, marking International Workers' Day, in Istanbul, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Kemal Aslan/AFP Photo)





Union members clash with Turkish anti riot police officers as they march during Labor Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people attempting to break through a barricade and reach the city's main city's main square, Taksim, in defiance of a government ban on celebrating May 1 Labor Day at the landmark location. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





Union members clash with Turkish anti riot police officers as they march during Labor Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people attempting to break through a barricade and reach the city's main city's main square, Taksim, in defiance of a government ban on celebrating May 1 Labor Day at the landmark location. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)