![People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2019_1-19-Snowboarding-in-Turkeys-Van20180119_2_28178509_29909948.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Snowboarding in Turkey's Van")
People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2019_1-19-Snowboarding-in-Turkeys-Van20180119_2_28178509_29909922.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Snowboarding in Turkey's Van")
People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2019_1-19-Snowboarding-in-Turkeys-Van20180119_2_28178509_29909932.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Snowboarding in Turkey's Van")
People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2019_1-19-Snowboarding-in-Turkeys-Van20180119_2_28178509_29909950.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Snowboarding in Turkey's Van")
People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2019_1-19-Snowboarding-in-Turkeys-Van20180119_2_28178509_29909941.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Snowboarding in Turkey's Van")
People ski on snowboards with horses at the Olimpic riding centre in the Edremit district of Van, Turkey on 19 January 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]