![Tourists took flights through thermal balloons in the Cappadocia region in Turkey [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180705_2_31296211_35344258-scaled.jpg?fit=1197%2C800&ssl=1)
![A drone photo shows an aerial view of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey on 5 July, 2018 [Muhammed Enes Yıldırım/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180705_2_31294975_35341817.jpg?w=706&h=961&ssl=1 "Bridges on Bosphorus in Istanbul")
A drone photo shows an aerial view of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey on 5 July, 2018 [Muhammed Enes Yıldırım/Anadolu Agency]
![Satt Lakes Glacier in the Selo Mountains of Hakkari State, southeast Turkey, hosted the first natural sports festival, which attracted many local and foreign visitors [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180705_2_31287859_35332767.jpg?w=486&h=324&ssl=1 "جبال هكاري التركية تتألق بمهرجاناتها بعدما تطهرت من الإرهاب")
Satt Lakes Glacier in the Selo Mountains of Hakkari State, southeast Turkey, hosted the first natural sports festival, which attracted many local and foreign visitors [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Tourists took flights through thermal balloons in the Cappadocia region in Turkey [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180705_2_31296211_35344258-scaled.jpg?w=486&h=325&ssl=1 "225 ألف سائح يحلقون بمناطيد فوق كبادوكيا التركية")
Tourists took flights through thermal balloons in the Cappadocia region in Turkey [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]
![1935 Lincoln model automobiles, which was used by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, are seen during a delivery ceremony at Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey on 4 July, 2018 [Evrim Aydın/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180704_2_31285688_35329324.jpg?w=486&h=304&ssl=1 "Refurbishment of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's automobile completed")
1935 Lincoln model automobiles, which was used by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, are seen during a delivery ceremony at Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey on 4 July, 2018 [Evrim Aydın/Anadolu Agency]
![Veteran Gendarmery Sergeant Hasan Arisoy (L), who lost his sight ability and his right hand after a mine bomb blasted in Cukurca, is seen with his guide dog Labrador Retriever Bobby (R) with the help of trainer of guide dog and mobility Kubra Demirkaya (not seen) during adaptation process in Istanbul, Turkey on 3 July, 2018 [Orhan Akkanat/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180704_2_31273784_35311559.jpg?w=562&h=843&ssl=1 "A guide dog becomes eyes for Veteran Hasan Arisoy")
Veteran Gendarmery Sergeant Hasan Arisoy (L), who lost his sight ability and his right hand after a mine bomb blasted in Cukurca, is seen with his guide dog Labrador Retriever Bobby (R) with the help of trainer of guide dog and mobility Kubra Demirkaya (not seen) during adaptation process in Istanbul, Turkey on 3 July, 2018 [Orhan Akkanat/Anadolu Agency]
![Jalapeno peppers are gathered following their cleansing process at a processing plant that is found in Menemen district of in Izmir, Turkey on 3 July, 2018 [Mahmut Serdar Alakuş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180704_2_31273068_35310257.jpg?w=630&h=419&ssl=1 "World wide known pizza houses' jalapeno peppers are from Turkey's Izmir")
Jalapeno peppers are gathered following their cleansing process at a processing plant that is found in Menemen district of in Izmir, Turkey on 3 July, 2018 [Mahmut Serdar Alakuş/Anadolu Agency]
![People enjoy the hot weather on summer day as the temperature reaches above seasonal norms, 39 C and humidity rate reaches 80 out of 100, in Antalya, Turkey on 3 July, 2018 [Mustafa Çiftçi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180703_2_31261500_35293502.jpg?w=630&h=420&ssl=1 "Hot weather in Antalya")
ANTALYA, TURKEY – JULY 03: People enjoy the hot weather on summer day as the temperature reaches above seasonal norms, 39 C and humidity rate reaches 80 out of 100, in Antalya, Turkey on July 03, 2018. ( Mustafa Çiftçi – Anadolu Agency )
![Qatar University organized a reception for a delegation of students from the Turkish universities of Marmara and Sakkaria [Serdar Bitmez/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180704_2_31280776_35323073.jpg?w=511&h=332&ssl=1 "\"دار العرب\" القطرية تنظم حفل استقبال طلاب أتراك في الدوحة")
Qatar University organized a reception for a delegation of students from the Turkish universities of Marmara and Sakkaria [Serdar Bitmez/Anadolu Agency]
![A stork and her babies are seen in their nest at the Valley of the Storks in Beysehir district, Konya, Turkey on 5 July, 2018 [Abdülhamit Yaşar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180705_2_31294344_35341081.jpg?w=511&h=341&ssl=1 "Storks in Turkey's Konya")
A stork and her babies are seen in their nest at the Valley of the Storks in Beysehir district, Konya, Turkey on 5 July, 2018 [Abdülhamit Yaşar/Anadolu Agency]
![A beekeper couple Abdulkadir and Seyhan Yirmibesoglu care for a lamb named 'Lokum' after they brought it to their home from a tableland 6 months ago in Ordu, Turkey on 4 July, 2018 [Hayati Akçay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180704_2_31273703_35311487.jpg?w=511&h=341&ssl=1 "Lucky Lamb treated as a baby in Turkey's Ordu")
A beekeper couple Abdulkadir and Seyhan Yirmibesoglu care for a lamb named ‘Lokum’ after they brought it to their home from a tableland 6 months ago in Ordu, Turkey on 4 July, 2018 [Hayati Akçay/Anadolu Agency]
![Swords amongst Sacred Trusts are displayed at Topkapi Palace on 3 July, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey [Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180705_2_31293928_35340502.jpg?w=681&h=1022&ssl=1 "Sacred Trusts at Topkapi Palace")
Swords amongst Sacred Trusts are displayed at Topkapi Palace on 3 July, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey [Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu/Anadolu Agency]