"Eastern Turkey" (by Jonathan Henderson)

Tea house in the mountains along the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey.

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Tea house in the mountains along the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey.
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A young Kurdish girl wears a scarf bearing the 'Kurdish colors' of red, yellow, and green during a Nevruz (Kurdish New Year) celebration in the eastern Turkey town of Van. Nevruz is celebrated each year on March 21st, the spring equinox.

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A young Kurdish girl wears a scarf bearing the 'Kurdish colors' of red, yellow, and green during a Nevruz (Kurdish New Year) celebration in the eastern Turkey town of Van. Nevruz is celebrated each year on March 21st, the spring equinox.
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As fall gives way to winter a shepherd in Eastern Turkey watches over his sheep.

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As fall gives way to winter a shepherd in Eastern Turkey watches over his sheep.
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A young man selling tea cuts through an orchard to deliver tea to wedding guests sitting on the other side.

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A young man selling tea cuts through an orchard to deliver tea to wedding guests sitting on the other side.
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Kyrgyz immigrants pray in the village mosque in Ulu Pamir, Eastern Turkey.

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Kyrgyz immigrants pray in the village mosque in Ulu Pamir, Eastern Turkey.
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Men frequently gather in the courtyard of the Ulu Camii (Great Mosque) in Diyarbakir, Turkey, to sit and chat about life, politics, and religion.

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Men frequently gather in the courtyard of the Ulu Camii (Great Mosque) in Diyarbakir, Turkey, to sit and chat about life, politics, and religion.
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Three young girls cross a bridge near the Muradiye Waterfalls near the town of Muradiye in eastern Turkey.

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Three young girls cross a bridge near the Muradiye Waterfalls near the town of Muradiye in eastern Turkey.
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Traditional Kurdish weddings take place over three days. Music and dancing often continue late into the night. Van, Turkey

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Traditional Kurdish weddings take place over three days. Music and dancing often continue late into the night. Van, Turkey
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After travelling atop her father's donkey through the bazaar in Mardin, Turkey, a girl gets a kiss and some assistance getting down from her father.

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After travelling atop her father's donkey through the bazaar in Mardin, Turkey, a girl gets a kiss and some assistance getting down from her father.
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