![We met besties Pasa (left) and Garip (right) in Turkey on 7 November 2018 [Mahmut Serdar Alakuş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WEEK-IN-PIC-14.11.18-scaled.jpg?w=786&h=545&ssl=1 "Best friends Garip and Pasa")
We met besties Pasa (left) and Garip (right) in Turkey on 7 November 2018 [Mahmut Serdar Alakuş/Anadolu Agency]
![There was a fundraising event for Syrian orphans harvesting olives! 14 November 2018, Turkey [Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-14_syrian-orphans20181114_2_33424074_39022194.jpg?w=406&h=271&ssl=1 "Olive Harvest Festival for Syrian Orphans in Turkey's Hatay")
There was a fundraising event for Syrian orphans harvesting olives! 14 November 2018, Turkey [Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency]
![Capturing these beautiful birds on film is usually very rare and tricky! So we're all very lucky that this little chappie came out to play! Ankara, 9 November 2018 [Mustafa Kamacı/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-13_rare-sparrow20181111_2_33362290_38917662.jpg?w=406&h=270&ssl=1 "Rare Leucistic Sparrow in Ankara")
Capturing these beautiful birds on film is usually very rare and tricky! So we’re all very lucky that this little chappie came out to play! Ankara, 9 November 2018 [Mustafa Kamacı/Anadolu Agency]
![The 37th International Book Fair was held on 14 November, 2018 in Istanbul [Ahmet Bolat/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-14_book-fairbook-fair-week-in-pic.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "37th International Istanbul Book Fair")
The 37th International Book Fair was held on 14 November, 2018 in Istanbul [Ahmet Bolat/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian actress Samira Magroun attended the award ceremony of the 29th Carthage Film Festival in Tunis, Tunisia on 11 November 2018. [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-14_film-festtunisia-film-fest.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "29th International Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia")
Tunisian actress Samira Magroun attended the award ceremony of the 29th Carthage Film Festival in Tunis, Tunisia on 11 November 2018. [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]