![A woman walks with her child during a snow fall in Turkey's eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-16-Snow-fall-in-Eastern-Anatolia20180116_2_28113925_29797274.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Snow fall in Eastern Anatolia")
A woman walks with her child during a snow fall in Turkey’s eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Umbrellas are placed upside down as people pass by them during a snow fall in Turkey's eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-16-Snow-fall-in-Eastern-Anatolia20180116_2_28113925_29797272.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Snow fall in Eastern Anatolia")
Umbrellas are placed upside down as people pass by them during a snow fall in Turkey’s eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A woman walks with her children during a snow fall in Turkey's eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-16-Snow-fall-in-Eastern-Anatolia20180116_2_28113925_29797271.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Snow fall in Eastern Anatolia")
A woman walks with her children during a snow fall in Turkey’s eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A cat is seen near a bicycle covered in snow in Turkey's eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-16-Snow-fall-in-Eastern-Anatolia20180116_2_28113925_29797275.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Snow fall in Eastern Anatolia")
A cat is seen near a bicycle covered in snow in Turkey’s eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
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A man walks during the snow fall in Turkey’s eastern province Van on 16 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]