![An old house is seen in the Palestinian village of Lifta which was abandoned during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on 20 October, 2017 [THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-863529728.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1)
![Actor Bulent Inal rehearses during a scene on the set of Turkish TV drama series "Payitaht Abdulhamid" produced by TRT on 31 January, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-1139939314.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Turkish TV Dramas See Export Boom")
Actor Bulent Inal rehearses during a scene on the set of Turkish TV drama series “Payitaht Abdulhamid” produced by TRT on 31 January, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]
![An old house is seen in the Palestinian village of Lifta which was abandoned during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on 20 October, 2017 [THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-863529728.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-LIFTA-1948-CONFLICT")
An old house is seen in the Palestinian village of Lifta which was abandoned during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on 20 October, 2017 [THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images]
![People visit the Art Dubai exhibition in the Gulf emirate on 14 March, 2017, on the eve of the opening of the 11th annual art fair, billed as the largest contemporary art show in the Middle East and North Africa [KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-653320274.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "UAE-ART-DUBAI")
People visit the Art Dubai exhibition in the Gulf emirate on 14 March, 2017, on the eve of the opening of the 11th annual art fair, billed as the largest contemporary art show in the Middle East and North Africa [KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images]
![A woman in traditional dress poses for photographers after the opening parade of the Etnospor Cultural Festival on 9 May, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-956629016.jpg?w=504&h=336&ssl=1 "Traditional Etnospor Cultural Festival Gets Underway In Turkey")
A woman in traditional dress poses for photographers after the opening parade of the Etnospor Cultural Festival on 9 May, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]
![Artists and visitors look at paintings during an exhibition showcasing the work of young migrant artists at the Donia Dabanga gallery on 18 December, 2016 in the Sudanese capital Khartoum [EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-630205420.jpg?w=504&h=336&ssl=1 "SUDAN-CULTURE")
Artists and visitors look at paintings during an exhibition showcasing the work of young migrant artists at the Donia Dabanga gallery on 18 December, 2016 in the Sudanese capital Khartoum [EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP/Getty Images]
![Visitors attend Middle East Film & Comic Con on 6 April, 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Tom Dulat/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-942614126.jpg?w=504&h=352&ssl=1 "Middle East Film & Comic Con")
Visitors attend Middle East Film & Comic Con on 6 April, 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Tom Dulat/Getty Images]
![A falcon wears a hood decorated with the image of Ottoman Fatih Sultan Mehmet after the opening parade of the Etnospor Cultural Festival on 9 May, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-956621246.jpg?w=688&h=1032&ssl=1 "Traditional Etnospor Cultural Festival Gets Underway In Turkey")
A falcon wears a hood decorated with the image of Ottoman Fatih Sultan Mehmet after the opening parade of the Etnospor Cultural Festival on 9 May, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]
![Syrian artist Rashid Assaf (L) is seen on the filming set of television series "Tawq al-Banat" in the village of Yaafur, some 20kilometres (12 miles) west of Damascus on 14 May, 2017 [LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-689828070.jpg?w=596&h=398&ssl=1 "DOUNIAMAG-SYRIA-ENTERTAINMENT-CONFLICT-RAMADAN")
Syrian artist Rashid Assaf (L) is seen on the filming set of television series “Tawq al-Banat” in the village of Yaafur, some 20kilometres (12 miles) west of Damascus on 14 May, 2017 [LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images]
![Argentine dancers and 2015 Tango World Champions Clarisa Aragon and Jonathan Saavedra dance for the crowd during during the three day-long Sultans of Istanbul Tango Marathon and Festival on 24 November, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-1071712716.jpg?w=596&h=398&ssl=1 "Tango's Popularity Grows in Turkey")
Argentine dancers and 2015 Tango World Champions Clarisa Aragon and Jonathan Saavedra dance for the crowd during during the three day-long Sultans of Istanbul Tango Marathon and Festival on 24 November, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]