Protesters gather in front of "Calik Holding", in Istanbul on February 14, 2024, following a substantial landslide affecting a vast area surrounding the gold mine in Ilic district of Erzincan (Ozan Kose/AFP)
Mesut Hancer holds a painting of his daughter 15-year-old-daughter Irmak, victim of the earthquake that hit Turkey's southeast on February 6, 2023, during an interview, in Ankara on January 11, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
A photo shows debris from collapsed buildings dumped on top of a hill in Kahramanmaras, on March 4, 2023, one month after a massive earthquake struck south-east Turkey. (Photo: AFP)
Turkish soldiers during celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 29, 2023 (Photo: Emrah Gurel/AP)
Turkish Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan attends the Planning and Budget Commission of the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on Oct. 03, 2023 (Photo: ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images )
Medical staff wait in an ambulance as Turkish police officers block a street near Santa Maria church after a attack, in Istanbul, on January 28, 2024 (Photo: OZAN KOSE / AFP)
A child stands at the door of a container style home, housing the victims of the February 2023 earthquake, in Antakya, in Hatay province on Jan. 12, 2024 (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
Lawmakers attend a session before voting on a bill regarding Sweden's accession to NATO at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara. Turkey's parliament, Jan. 23, 2024. (Photo: Adem Altan/AFP)
Turkish soldiers during celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 29, 2023 (Photo: Emrah Gurel/AP)
