![The Beriwans finally arrive in the mountains to begin milking the sheep Turkey, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961511.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
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]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961510.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
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]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961509.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
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]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961508.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
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]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961506-scaled.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
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]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961504.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
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]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961497.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
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]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961512.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
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]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181010_2_32789834_37961517-scaled.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Women's Journey to Highlands in Van")
A woman carries a bucket across to a sheep, 1 October 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]