A mountain jerboa, which is taken under protection after his mother dies, is seen at Yuzuncu Yil University Wild Animal Protection and Rehabilitation Center in Van, Turkiye on June 24, 2022. (Photo by Mesut Varol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A woman holds up a rainbow flag as she marches with others during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. Dozens of people were detained in central Istanbul Sunday after city authorities banned a LGBTQ Pride March, organisers said. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





People shout slogans next to Turkish police officers during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





A woman waves a rainbow flag as she shouts slogans during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





A woman takes a video with a cellphone during a light show at the Serefiye Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. (Photo by Jon Gambrell/AP Photo)





An elephant waits for icy watermelons to cool off at Gaziantep Zoo during hot summer day on June 29, 2022 in Gaziantep, Turkiye. The animals in Gaziantep Zoo are cooled down with specially prepared icy fruit and icy meat against the summer heat. An icy fruit cocktail consisting of watermelon, apple, orange, kiwi, strawberry, banana and grapes and vegetables are prepared for bears and elephants. (Photo by Adsiz Gunebakan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A close-up view of a Edmundsella pedata commonly known as 'sea slug' as colorful marine life attracts divers in Seferihisar district of Izmir, Turkiye on June 28, 2022. (Photo by Mahmut Serdar Alakus/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Visitors stroll around the Ephesus Ancient City, on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, in Izmir, Turkiye on July 02, 2022. (Photo by Mehmet Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Wrestlers compete during the 661st annual Historic Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling championship, in Edirne, northwestern Turkey, Saturday, July 2, 2022. The festival is part of UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritages. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





A wrestler cools off as he competes during the 661st annual Historic Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling championship, in Edirne, northwestern Turkey, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





An exhausted wrestler lies on the ground after competing during the 661st annual Historic Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling championship, in Edirne, northwestern Turkey, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





A wrestler is doused in oil by an 'oiler', during the 661st annual Historic Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling championship, in Edirne, northwestern Turkey, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





Hot air balloons glide over the sky at Cappadocia which attracts tourists with its historical, cultural and natural beauties in Nevsehir, Turkiye on July 4, 2022. The number of tourists flied with hot air balloons increased in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, reaching 258,914. (Photo by Behcet Alkan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A man is detained during the LGBTQ Pride March in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Police in Turkey’s capital have broken up a LGBTQ Pride march and detained dozens of people. Turkish authorities have banned LGBTQ events. (Photo by Ali Unal/AP Photo)





Protesters clash with Turkish police during the LGBTQ Pride March in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Photo by Ali Unal/AP Photo)





People are detained during the LGBTQ Pride March in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Photo by Ali Unal/AP Photo)





Bakers roll dough in a baklava bakery ahead of the Eid Al-Adha in Istanbul, Turkiye on July 07, 2022. (Photo by Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A couple, center, pose during a photo session at the Galata bridge as the sun sets in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





15 volunteer students, who continue their university education in various cities of Turkiye, keep watch for sea turtles to protect the nesting areas of them and to meet the hatched ones with the sea at the Samandag coast of Hatay, Turkiye on July 12, 2022. (Photo by Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Volunteers help to extinguish a wildfire forest fire which broke out in the Datça district of Mugla, Turkey on July 13, 2022. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP Photo)