![Pigeons fly around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191215_2_39846384_50368050-1-scaled.jpg?w=800&h=534&ssl=1 "Early morning in Izmir")
Pigeons fly around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![A man feeds pigeons flying around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019. [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191215_2_39846384_50368051-scaled.jpg?w=392&h=268&ssl=1 "Early morning in Izmir")
A man feeds pigeons flying around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019. [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![A man feeds pigeons flying around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019. [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191215_2_39846384_50368052-scaled.jpg?w=392&h=262&ssl=1 "Early morning in Izmir")
A man feeds pigeons flying around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019. [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![A man feeds pigeons flying around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019. [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191215_2_39846384_50368055-scaled.jpg?w=394&h=263&ssl=1 "Early morning in Izmir")
A man feeds pigeons flying around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019. [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Pigeons fly around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191215_2_39846384_50368054-scaled.jpg?w=389&h=263&ssl=1 "Early morning in Izmir")
Pigeons fly around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Pigeons fly around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191215_2_39846384_50368053-scaled.jpg?w=405&h=263&ssl=1 "Early morning in Izmir")
Pigeons fly around the historical Izmir Clock Tower at Konak Square during morning hours in Izmir, Turkey on December 15, 2019 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]