A 23-year-old Turkish man from the Black Sea province of Rize built a wooden treehouse to practice social distancing amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Tahsin Öztürk said he will not leave the 8-square-meter studio apartment until the threat of the pandemic had gone."I have built a safe zone against coronavirus. I started to live here and find peace of mind while staying away from the crowds. I enjoy the view from my house and drink my tea" Öztürk said. He added that the first thing he does while receiving few guests is offering some Turkish-made cologne (kolonya), a traditional ethanol-based scented disinfectant. Colognes made with 80% alcohol, are being embraced for their disinfectant properties.

Members of All India Hindu Mahasabha attend a gaumutra (cow urine) party, which according to them helps in warding off coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India March 14, 2020.

Hundreds of commuters in Istanbul have started to wear face masks, particularly on public transportation, after Turkey confirmed on late Tuesday the country's first novel coronavirus case. Istanbul is the most populated city in Turkey with more than 15 million residents.

Many UK commuters who are afraid of contracting the fast-spreading coronavirus have resorted to taking very interesting measures to protect themselves but Londoners stood out with their distinct style. Commuters wore plastic bags, boxes, gas masks, milk jugs and some other weird contraptions on their heads, shocking fellow London commuters!

Syrian kids pose for a photo with boots, which were bought by "Human Movie Team" after a social media campaign to raise awareness for the civil war in Syria, in Idlib, Syria on February 27, 2020.

Greek riot police stand guard at the closed Kastanies border crossing with Turkey's Pazarkule, as migrants who want to cross into Greece from Turkey are gathered at the borderline, in the region of Evros, Greece, February 28, 2020.

Irregular migrants cross Meric river as they walk towards the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey March 1, 2020.

Irregular migrants continue to wait at the Pazarkule Border Gate in Karaagac neighbourhood in Edirne, Turkey to reach Greece on March 02, 2020. The number of irregular migrants leaving Turkey for Europe has reached 100,577 as of Sunday evening. Thousands of migrants flocked to Pazarkule, a border gate with Greece, after Turkish officials announced Friday they would no longer try to stop irregular migrants from reaching Europe.

Images show mesmerizing views of Istanbul during a cold winter day on Feb. 21.

President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan, President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, his wife Ziroatkhon Hoshimova, attend inauguration ceremony of landmark Presidential Library in the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey on February 20, 2020.

According to official data, Turkey's museums and archaeological sites, which operate under the Culture and Tourism Ministry, welcomed a total of 35.048.417 visitors, a 24 percent rise compared to the previous year. Here are the most-visited museums across Turkey.

The winter's below-zero temperatures have transformed the historical sites of Turkey's Ahlat district located in the Bitlis province into a winter spectacle by creating magical scenes. (İhlas News Agency)

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attends a funeral held for a mother and her son died in the earthquake, in Elazig province of Turkey on January 25, 2020. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit eastern Elazig province at 8.55 p.m. local time (1755GMT) on Friday, with its epicenter in Sivrice district, along with neighboring provinces and countries including Syria and Georgia.

Search and rescue efforts are underway for survivors after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Turkish province of Elazığ on January 25, 2020.

People in Azerbaijan commemorated the victims, including women and children, massacred by the Soviet army in Baku and other provinces on Jan. 20, 1990. Despite the past 30 years, the massacre, still fresh in the hearts of all Azerbaijanis -- and named as Black January in history -- was an important turning point for the country to gain its independence after 70 years of Soviet captivity.

Syrians are seen near the makeshift shelters where the Syrian families who have been forced to displace due to the attacks carried out by Assad regime and Russia, try to live under harsh winter conditions in Idlib, Syria on December 30, 2019. Refugees have difficulty in finding a living place due to the lack of camp sites, infrastructure and the excessive amount of refugees in the camps.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's wife Emine Erdogan visits mothers, who stage sit-in protest for 120 days outside the office of Turkish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) demanding return of their kidnapped children, on December 31, 2019 in Diyarbakir, Turkey.

Turkish soldiers continue to distribute bread daily to Syrians under the scope of Peace Spring Operation which was launched on Oct. 9 to eliminate YPG/PKK terrorists from northern Syria and east of the Euphrates River in order to secure Turkey's borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees, and ensure Syria's territorial integrity.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has unveiled the prototype of Turkey's first indigenous car on Friday in the Gebze district of the industrial province of Kocaeli.

Dazzling images of annual solar eclipse was viewed across the world on Dec 25, 2019.