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![A man carries a lamb at a livestock market as the preparations continue for the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044422.jpg?w=569&h=453&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
A man carries a lamb at a livestock market as the preparations continue for the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044423.jpg?w=343&h=247&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sacrificial sheep are seen inside a car after their owner bought them at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044424.jpg?w=343&h=202&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sacrificial sheep are seen inside a car after their owner bought them at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044425.jpg?w=302&h=196&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044426.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044427.jpg?w=610&h=402&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044428.jpg?w=469&h=313&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044429.jpg?w=443&h=313&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044430.jpg?w=224&h=151&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044431.jpg?w=227&h=151&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044432.jpg?w=217&h=151&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044433.jpg?w=236&h=151&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]