A long journey to the highlands in Eastern Van

It's milking season in Eastern Van, but the women have to travel far to reach the sheep. Check out their journey and what they do when they get there!

The Beriwans finally arrive in the mountains to begin milking the sheep Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

The women ride up to the mountains on rocky terrain Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

They make the three hour journey in the mountains on mules to milk sheep Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

It takes more than 3 hours to get up into the mountains to milk the sheep Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

The women who milk the sheep are known as Beriwans Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

Women ride their mules through a valley through rocky hills on their journey to milk sheep in the highlands in Eastern Van, Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

Women ride their mules through a valley between rocky hills on their journey to milk sheep in the highlands in Eastern Van province. Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

Women hold a sheep steady so they can begin milking Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

A woman carries a bucket across to a sheep, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]

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