![People wave Turkish flags as they support cyclists competing in the 53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 on 13 October 2017 in Mugla, Turkey [Burak Alper Kuş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-13-53rd-Presidential-Cycling-Tour-of-Turkey20171013_2_26261474_26764386.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey")
People wave Turkish flags as they support cyclists competing in the 53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 on 13 October 2017 in Mugla, Turkey [Burak Alper Kuş/Anadolu Agency]
![People wave Turkish flags as they support cyclists competing in the 53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 on 13 October 2017 in Mugla, Turkey [Burak Alper Kuş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-13-53rd-Presidential-Cycling-Tour-of-Turkey20171013_2_26261474_26764387.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey")
People wave Turkish flags as they support cyclists competing in the 53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 on 13 October 2017 in Mugla, Turkey [Burak Alper Kuş/Anadolu Agency]
![People wave Turkish flags as they support cyclists competing in the 53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 on 13 October 2017 in Mugla, Turkey [Burak Alper Kuş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-13-53rd-Presidential-Cycling-Tour-of-Turkey20171013_2_26261474_26764388.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey")
People wave Turkish flags as they support cyclists competing in the 53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 on 13 October 2017 in Mugla, Turkey [Burak Alper Kuş/Anadolu Agency]
![People wave Turkish flags as they support cyclists competing in the 53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 on 13 October 2017 in Mugla, Turkey [Burak Alper Kuş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-13-53rd-Presidential-Cycling-Tour-of-Turkey20171013_2_26261474_26764389.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1 "53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey")
People wave Turkish flags as they support cyclists competing in the 53rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 on 13 October 2017 in Mugla, Turkey [Burak Alper Kuş/Anadolu Agency]