![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660954-scaled.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1)
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660950.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660951.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660952.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660953.jpg?w=303&h=202&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660954-scaled.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660955.jpg?w=303&h=202&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660956.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660958.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660959.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660961.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660962.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190112_2_34376732_40660963.jpg?w=916&h=611&ssl=1 "Water buffalos and horses washed in thermal spring in Bitlis")
Water buffalos and horses bathe in a thermal spring that is around 40 degrees Celsius in the village of Budakli in Guroymak district, Bitlis, Turkey on 11 January 2019 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]