Recep Mirzan, a retired postman, goes for an evening walk with his best friend, a white swan called "Garip," which means strange in Turkish, in the western province of Edirne. Mirzan rescued and healed the injured Garip during a delivery to a village while he was working as a postman in 1984. The duo have been friends for 37 years.

Vehicles are pictured submerged in water after heavy rainfall flooded the Balcova district of Izmir, Turkey, on February 02, 2021.

Syrian kids are pictured trying to get warm around a fire near their makeshift tents amid the bitter conditions of rain and cold weather in the Kafr Lusin district during the winter season in northern Idlib, Syria, on January 31, 2021.

Syrian kids struggle to get warm around a fire as rain and cold weather batter the Idlib city of Ariha, making the lives of displaced residents even more difficult.

Turkish men are pictured playing a variant of baseball, which has its set of own special rules, in the snow of the eastern province of Van. "Topa garane" is played by two teams of six players in a snow-covered area with a stick and a ball made of horsehair and is one of the favorite games of locals that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Following weeks of unusually hot weather in winter, Istanbulites woke up to a winter wonderland on Sunday.

Istanbul gave way to picture-perfect images on Friday when the first snow of the year dusted the history-filled city in Turkey. (Courtesy of Doğan Haber Ajansı)

At least four people died on or near the US Capitol as President Donald Trump's supporters rioted and besieged the federal legislature, police said Wednesday. The Capitol was overrun earlier in the day for the first time since the British burned it to the ground in 1814. Lawmakers were set to convene a joint session of Congress that is traditionally a routine affair of Electoral College vote counting ahead of Biden's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.

Police at Istanbul Airport detained three drug mules trying to smuggle cocaine hidden in capsules and condoms in their stomachs on Wednesday. Turkish customs officers used a computed tomography (CT) checkpoint scanner to detect a total of 3,377 grams of narcotics after the passengers displayed suspicious behavior. Two of the passengers were caught with a total of 190 cocaine-filled capsules in their stomachs, and the third suspect was found with a total of 24 condoms filled with liquid cocaine. (Courtesy: DHA)

The streets Istanbul were filled with hordes of locals as a cacophony of car horns resonated across the city's highways once again early Monday after the government ended a nationwide curfew aimed at helping stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

A 20-year old Palestinian musician has released a new song titled "An invincible ummah," in which you may hear a familiar tune. Ameer Dana composed the song dedicated to the holy city by using the epic melody of the historical Turkish TV show "Resurrection: Ertugrul." In a video clip published on Youtube, the musician is seen riding a horse in an historical costume.

As millions of locals hunkered down during a weekend-long curfew to curb the spread of Covid-19, tourists flocked to the sandy beaches of Turkey's southern resort of Antalya to enjoy the warm weather and bask in the sunshine as the government exempted foreigners from restrictions.

The legendary Turkish series “Resurrection: Ertugrul,” known across the globe as the Muslim Games of Thrones, with hardcore fans from Paris to Pakistan fawning over everything from costumes to whirlwind romances, has now conquered India as well. A Muslim entrepreneur, a self-proclaimed fan of the drama, has now opened up a restaurant called "Ertugrul Mandi" inspired by the historical epic in India's Hyderabad, the capital of the southern state of Telangana. The signboard and the interior of the restaurant are decorated with a spate of pictures of the drama's leading actors and actresses, including Engin Altan Düzyatan who stars as the titular character Ertugrul, and Esra Bilgiç who plays Halime Sultan.

Syrian children light up rocket projectiles like a Christmas tree on the debris of a building in Idlib that was destroyed by bombardments of the Russian-backed Assad regime to draw attention to the destruction of the civil war in Syria on December 30, 2020.

Rohingya refugees sit on a Bangladesh Navy ship as they are relocated to the controversial flood-prone island Bhashan Char in the Bay of Bengal, in Chittagong on December 29, 2020.

The classic "just married" sign, generally attached to the back of the wedding cars, is a widely used decoration among brides and grooms across the world. However, this Turkish man wanted to turn his car into a "divorce wagon." Serkan Tepebaşı (37) decorated his car with slogans like “Those who marry are in fact doomed to be old maids" to announce his joy to the world that he is ending his conflict-oriented marriage. Dozens of curious passersby in Turkey's Zonguldak were shocked to see his divorce wagon with a giant banner, saying: "I am getting divorced and am sooo happy." (Courtesy: DHA)

Halil Yilmaz (R) looks at Muge Hasanbas (L) after proposing to her underwater at a water temperature of -13 degrees celcius in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 23, 2020.

Military uniform-clad Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev kisses the Azerbaijani flag as he visits the liberated Qubadli district with first lady Mehriban Aliyeva.

An older Turkish woman has formed a unique bond with a very unlikely friend. Hatice Özkan (61) and her goose friend Kirli, which translates into 'dirty' in English, have been attracting immense attention during their daily walks in the Black Sea province of Trabzon. The one-and-half-year-old adorable goose also responds to its name when called. (Courtesy: DHA)

Cakes with flower figures made from buttercream are displayed at cake maker Seyma Fidan's workshop in Istanbul, Turkey. After working as an industrial designer for a while, Seyma Fidan received training from a cake designer in South Korea and started her own business. Capable of sculpting various of flowers out of buttercream frosting, she produces specially-designed cakes at her workshop.