A seagull files over a man sitting at a coffee shop backdropped by the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul, Tuesday, November 17, 2020. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)
A view of snow blanketed ancient giant statues and remains, dating back to 2.000-year-old Commagene Kingdom, located in the 2.150-meter-altitude Mount Nemrut, which is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List, in Kahta district of Adiyaman, Turkiye on February 02, 2024. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A model dressed in clothes made of waste products such as plastic bags, plaster nets, rope, paper and calendar leaves poses for a photo at a recycling facility in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Bestami Bodruk/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Demonstrators kiss in front of police, during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)
A protesters holds a flower as stand behind police barrier during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)
A tourist takes photos in an open-air studio with a view of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)
A handout TV grab made available by the Demiroren News Agency (DHA) on September 12, 2020, shows a freak sandstorm sweeping over Polatli, in Ankara, on September 12, 2020. A freak sandstorm hit Ankara on September 12, 2020, the Turkish capital's mayor said, as officials said six people were injured after strong winds. (Photo by Handout/DHA via AFP Photo)
In this photograph taken on February 15, 2021, doctor Sergen Saracoglu (L) and nurse Yilzdiz Ayten (C) from the Bahcesaray public hospital vaccination team, arrive at the village of Guneyyamac in eastern Turkey, as part of an expedition to vaccinate residents of 65 years old or above with Sinovac's CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)