![Flamingo in Izmir, Turkey [Mahmut Serdar Alakuş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190610_2_36818832_45182377.jpg?w=600&h=419&ssl=1 "Flamingos in Izmir Bird Paradise")
Flamingo in Izmir, Turkey [Mahmut Serdar Alakuş/Anadolu Agency]
![A worker carries wooden logs at a wood market in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 11 June, 2019 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190612_2_36853729_45242040.jpg?w=312&h=208&ssl=1 "Wood market in Iraq")
A worker carries wooden logs at a wood market in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 11 June, 2019 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]
![Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and July 15 Martyrs' Bridge are illuminated in colors of flag of Turkey in support of Turkey National Team ahead of a UEFA European Qualifying Group H away match against Iceland on 11 June, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey [Muhammed Gencebay Gür/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190611_2_36836373_45212538.jpg?w=312&h=207&ssl=1 "Bridges in Istanbul illuminated for National Team")
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and July 15 Martyrs’ Bridge are illuminated in colors of flag of Turkey in support of Turkey National Team ahead of a UEFA European Qualifying Group H away match against Iceland on 11 June, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey [Muhammed Gencebay Gür/Anadolu Agency]
![Gladiolus flowers are seen in Kutahya's Tavsanli district, Turkey on 2 June, 2019 [Alibey Aydın/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190612_2_36842474_45223883-scaled.jpg?w=616&h=412&ssl=1 "Flowers of Kutahya")
Gladiolus flowers are seen in Kutahya’s Tavsanli district, Turkey on 2 June, 2019 [Alibey Aydın/Anadolu Agency]
![A man feeds a baby hedgehog with milk after it was rescued from water well by fire fighters in Hatay's Antakya district, Turkey on 12 June, 2019 [Ozan Efeoğlu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190613_2_36857221_45246402.jpg?w=296&h=412&ssl=1 "Baby hedgehog rescued from water well")
A man feeds a baby hedgehog with milk after it was rescued from water well by fire fighters in Hatay’s Antakya district, Turkey on 12 June, 2019 [Ozan Efeoğlu/Anadolu Agency]
![Wheat ears on 12 June, 2019 [Abdullah Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190612_2_36849155_45235132-scaled.jpg?w=232&h=153&ssl=1 "Turkey's wheat fields")
Wheat farm on 12 June 2019 [Abdullah Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
![Storks are seen at their nest on a roof in Ardahan, Turkey on 13 June, 2019 [Günay Nuh/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190613_2_36870783_45268166.jpg?w=214&h=153&ssl=1 "Baby storks learn to fly in Turkey's Ardahan")
Storks are seen at their nest on a roof in Ardahan, Turkey on 13 June, 2019 [Günay Nuh/Anadolu Agency]
![Participants with their faces and bodies painted with colors take part in the 'Dream of Color Fest' at Muratpasa district in Antalya, Turkey on 9 June, 2019 [Mustafa Çiftçi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190609_2_36804617_45156558.jpg?w=229&h=153&ssl=1 "Dream of Color Festival in Antalya")
Participants with their faces and bodies painted with colors take part in the ‘Dream of Color Fest’ at Muratpasa district in Antalya, Turkey on 9 June, 2019 [Mustafa Çiftçi/Anadolu Agency]
![Silhouettes of a shepherd and his children near sheep in a field near Lake Van's coast in Edremit district during the sunset on 13 June, 2019 in Turkey's eastern Van province [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190614_2_36876892_45275265.jpg?w=229&h=153&ssl=1 "Sunset in Turkey's Van")
Silhouettes of a shepherd and his children near sheep in a field near Lake Van’s coast in Edremit district during the sunset on 13 June, 2019 in Turkey’s eastern Van province [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]