![A woman poses as a paraglider flies over the Altinsac in the Lake Van, Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_4-20-Paragliders-fly-over-Lake-Van-in-Turkey20180420_2_29925234_32884377.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Paragliders fly over Lake Van in Turkey")
A woman poses as a paraglider flies over the Altinsac in the Lake Van, Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Paragliders prepare to fly over St. Thomas Monestry near Lake Van in Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_4-20-Paragliders-fly-over-Lake-Van-in-Turkey20180420_2_29925234_32884378.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Paragliders fly over Lake Van in Turkey")
Paragliders prepare to fly over St. Thomas Monestry near Lake Van in Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Paragliders prepare to fly over St. Thomas Monestry near Lake Van in Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_4-20-Paragliders-fly-over-Lake-Van-in-Turkey20180420_2_29925234_32884380.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Paragliders fly over Lake Van in Turkey")
Paragliders prepare to fly over St. Thomas Monestry near Lake Van in Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A paraglider prepares to fly over St. Thomas Monestry near Lake Van in Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_4-20-Paragliders-fly-over-Lake-Van-in-Turkey20180420_2_29925234_32884381.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "Paragliders fly over Lake Van in Turkey")
A paraglider prepares to fly over St. Thomas Monestry near Lake Van in Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A paraglider flies over the Altinsac and In Bays along the Lake Van in Van province of Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_4-20-Paragliders-fly-over-Lake-Van-in-Turkey20180420_2_29925234_32884382.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "Paragliders fly over Lake Van in Turkey")
A paraglider flies over the Altinsac and In Bays along the Lake Van in Van province of Turkey on 20 April 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]