![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/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594440-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
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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/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594441.jpg?w=395&h=264&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/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594442.jpg?w=395&h=263&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/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594443.jpg?w=396&h=264&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/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594444.jpg?w=396&h=264&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/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180109_2_27981003_29594445.jpg?w=396&h=264&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]