![A drone photo shows the weekend crowd at Lake Van on July 20, 2018 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beach-day20190720_2_37431970_46231448.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![A drone photo shows the weekend crowd at Lake Van on July 20, 2018 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beach-day20190720_2_37431970_46231447.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Weekend Crowd at Lake Van beach")
A drone photo shows the weekend crowd at Lake Van on 20 July 2019 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A drone photo shows the weekend crowd at Lake Van on July 20, 2018 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beach-day20190720_2_37431970_46231448.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Weekend Crowd at Lake Van beach")
A drone photo shows the weekend crowd at Lake Van on 20 July 2019 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A drone photo shows the weekend crowd at Lake Van on July 20, 2018 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beach-day20190720_2_37431970_46231450.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Weekend Crowd at Lake Van beach")
A drone photo shows the weekend crowd at Lake Van on 20 July 2019 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of a person riding a jet ski on Lake Van on 20 July 2019 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beach-day20190720_2_37431970_46231453.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Weekend Crowd at Lake Van beach")
An aerial view of a person riding a jet ski on Lake Van on 20 July 2019 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![An aerial view of a person riding a jet ski on Lake Van on July 20, 2018 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beach-day20190720_2_37431970_46231457.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Weekend Crowd at Lake Van beach")
An aerial view of a person riding a jet ski on Lake Van on 20 July 2019 in Edremit district of Van, Turkey [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]