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![A man carries a lamb at a livestock market as the preparations continue for the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044422.jpg?w=743&h=591&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
A man carries a lamb at a livestock market as the preparations continue for the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044423.jpg?w=449&h=323&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sacrificial sheep are seen inside a car after their owner bought them at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044424.jpg?w=449&h=264&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sacrificial sheep are seen inside a car after their owner bought them at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044425.jpg?w=402&h=261&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044426.jpg?w=391&h=261&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044427.jpg?w=395&h=261&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044428.jpg?w=391&h=261&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044429.jpg?w=391&h=276&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044430.jpg?w=801&h=541&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044431.jpg?w=609&h=406&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044432.jpg?w=583&h=406&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044433.jpg?w=1196&h=765&ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Sellers wait with sacrificial animals for the customers at a livestock market ahead of the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]