A couple wearing traditional regional clothing takes selfies in a tea field of Ceceva tea garden in Rize, Turkey, 09 July 2023. In the early 2000s, many Georgians used to cross the border into Turkey as seasonal workers. But due to poor living conditions and the Taliban regime, mostly Afghan migrants are the new workers during the tea harvest seasons in Turkey. (Photo by Erdem Sahin/EPA)





Afghan migrants harvest tea leaves on the slopes of Hopa district of Artvin, Turkey, 07 July 2023. In the early 2000s, many Georgians used to cross the border into Turkey as seasonal workers. But due to poor living conditions and the Taliban regime, mostly Afghan migrants are the new workers during the tea harvest seasons in Turkey. (Photo by Erdem Sahin/EPA/EFE)





People stand next to a partially destroyed road during floods after heavy rains in Zonguldak, Turkey, Monday, July 10, 2023. (Photo by Dia Images via AP Photo)





Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records, in Van, Turkiye on July 12, 2023. Weighing the weight of the bees he collects on a scale, Abdulvahap aims to break the 'bee collecting record' of 63 kilograms in China. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records, in Van, Turkiye on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A couple kisses as they stroll at Galata Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey on July 14, 2023. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)





Smoke and flames rise from the wildfire as the intervention continues in Gulnar district of Mersin, Turkiye on July 17, 2023. The steep terrain of the region makes it difficult for the teams to intervene. (Photo by Serkan Avci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





The TQ Samsun bulk carrier transits the Bosphorus Strait during the early morning hours on July 18, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. The TQ Samsun is the last grain ship, carrying corn and rapeseed, to leave Ukraine under the Black Sea grain initiative. Russia notified the United Nations that it would not extend the Turkey, U.N-brokered deal that was signed on July 22, 2022 giving safe passage to vessels carrying grain and foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports. The agreement was meant to avert food shortages related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the world's largest grain exporters. After almost a year of the initiative, a total of 32.8 million tons of grain and foodstuffs has been exported safely. As the July 17th, 2023 extension deadline arrived, Russia announced that it would not re-join the program, stating they did not believe that commitments to allow Russian food and fertilizer exports had not been implemented. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)





Mexican training ship “Cuauhtemoc” moves past the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkiye on July 18, 2023. “Cuauhtemoc”, which was sent by the Mexican government as a sign of friendship between the two countries on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkiye, arrived at Sarayburnu Port. (Photo by Omer Faruk Yildiz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Hundreds of hand-woven carpets are laid on fields after the harvest in order to make their colors more pastel in Dosemealti district of Antalya, Turkiye on July 20, 2023. Obtained from plants, the dye of carpets turn more pastel when they are exposed to sunlight. (Photo by Suleyman Elcin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A man is thrown by friends into the sea for fun at the beach at Menekse, in Istanbul on July 23, 2023. Turkey is bracing for an expected heat wave over the next week with meteorological forecasts indicating temperatures across the country could increase between 5 and 10 degrees celsius above the normal seasonal temperatures. (Photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP Photo)





Turkish firefighters work to extinguish a forest wildfire in Beykoz, outskirts Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





A member of Paw Protectors Association (Pati Koruyuculari Dernegi), located in Ankara, holds a rescued cat found in extinguishing area after fire broke out in Kemer district of Antalya, Turkiye on July 26, 2023. Members of the association identify injured animals in the forest fire areas and treats them. (Photo by Suleyman Elcin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A Turkish firefighter works to extinguish a forest wildfire in Beykoz, outskirts Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Water-dropping planes, helicopters and firefighters were also deployed to fight a blaze that broke out Wednesday at a forest near the district of Beykoz, in Istanbul, where temperatures reached 43 C. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





People cool off at the Bosphorus as a forest fire smoke rises, background, during a hot summer day in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Water-dropping planes, helicopters and firefighters were also deployed to fight a blaze that broke out Wednesday at a forest near the district of Beykoz, in Istanbul, where temperatures reached 43 C. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





Dogs staying in a pet hotel play with each other on the grass in Ankara, Turkiye on July 26, 2023. The occupancy rate of pet hotels, which provide accommodation services for cats and dogs that many people who plan to spend their summer holidays outside of their home city, cannot take with them, has reached 100 percent during the holiday season. (Photo by Omer Taha Cetin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Ethnic Uyghur demonstrators take part in a protest against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Turkish capital, near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on July 26, 2023. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)





A Shi'ite Muslim child takes part in a ritual ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 27, 2023. (Photo by Dilara Acikgoz/Reuters)





Turkish soldiers of the Gendarmerie General Command use pepper spray against demonstrators during clashes in Ikizkoy, in the Milas district of the Province of Mugla, on July 28, 2023. Local residents and environmental activists engaged in their fifth day of demonstrating against the deforestation project of the 750-decare century-old pine forest, intended to expand a lignite field in the forests of Akbelen in Ikizkoy, leading to clashes with Turkish Gendarmerie on July 28. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)





Shi'ite Muslims take part in a mourning procession to mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 28, 2023. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)