![A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594440-scaled.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1)
![A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594440-scaled.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Pigeons on a wire")
A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594441.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Pigeons on a wire")
A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594442.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Pigeons on a wire")
A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594443.jpg?w=303&h=202&ssl=1 "Pigeons on a wire")
A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594444.jpg?w=303&h=202&ssl=1 "Pigeons on a wire")
A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594445.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Pigeons on a wire")
A white pigeon sits in between other pigeons on a wire in Van, Turkey on 8 January, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]