Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2019
06.12.2019

VAN, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 19: A man rides a snowboard at Abali ski resort of Gevas district as Supermoon is seen over Turkey's Van on February 19, 2019. Supermoon is a full moon that almost coincides with the closest distance that the Moon reaches to Earth in its elliptic orbit, resulting in a larger-than-usual visible size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. ( Özkan Bilgin - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Erhan Elaldı

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JANUARY 09: Turkish Paralympic Swimmer, Beytullah Eroglu, who gained success in the international arena, is seen training in Istanbul, Turkey on January 09, 2019. ( Erhan Elaldı - Anadolu Agency )

France vs USA Quarter-final match at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019
Fotoğraf: Mustafa Yalçın

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 28: Tobin Heath (R) of the USA in action against Marion Torrent (L) of France during the FIFA Women's World Cup Quarter-final soccer match between France and the United States at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris, France on June 28, 2019. The FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 will take place in France from 7 June until 7 July 2019. ( Mustafa Yalçın - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Şebnem Coşkun

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JULY 21: An underwater photo shows swimmers competing in Kanlica Pier - Kurucesme route during the 31st Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, Turkey on July 21, 2019. ( Şebnem Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

AFYONKARAHISAR, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 07: A motor rider competes in the women's qualification laps within the Motocross Championship, in the charge of Turkish Presidency, in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey on September 07, 2019. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Fransa-Türkiye, 2020 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası H Grubu
Fotoğraf: Mustafa Yalçın

SAINT-DENIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 13: Players of Turkey make a formal salute after Kaan Ayhan's goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 qualifier Group H soccer match between France and Turkey at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on October 13, 2019. ( Mustafa Yalçın - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Hüseyin Yıldız

ARDAHAN, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 09: Competitors ride their horses on frozen Lake Cildir , during "Cildir Crystal Lake Winter Festival" in Ardahan, Turkey on February 09, 2019. The second largest lake in eastern Anatolia, Lake Cildir, is hosting the 6th international winter festival as the lake turns into a natural ice rink in winter season. ( Hüseyin Yıldız - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Şebnem Coşkun

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JANUARY 03: A baby girl in colorful costume diving underwater in Istanbul, Turkey on January 03, 2019. The parents who believe that swimming contribute to children's abilities of intelligence, perceptual and balance skills, and coordination send their babies at two-months old to the swimming courses which are specially prepared for infants. In addition to certain days and weeks, swimming lessons with costumes designed to emphasize social issues are becoming more interesting for children. ( Şebnem Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Şebnem Coşkun

MERSIN, TURKEY - OCTOBER 27: Turkish world record-holder free-diver Sahika Ercumen makes a formal salute during her training before attempting to break the 90-meter women's cave diving (without fins) world record at the Gilindire Cave in Aydincik, a town in southern Turkey's Mersin on October 27, 2019. ( Şebnem Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Hüseyin Yıldız

IGDIR, TURKEY - MARCH 02: Kids walk amid snow in Igdir, Turkey on March 02, 2019. ( Hüseyin Yıldız - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Halil Fidan

SANLIURFA, TURKEY - MAY 4: A goat looks on to a girl from the window of an adobe barn at Harran district of Sanliurfa, in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List with the remains of the first Islamic university and the Grand Mosque dating back to the Umayyad period, in Sanliurfa, Turkey on May 4, 2019. ( Halil Fidan - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Mahmut Serdar Alakuş

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST - AUGUST 09: A woman sells chips in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on August 09, 2019. World's number one cacao producer Ivory Coast's capital Abidjan set peace after the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis. Women in Abidjan work in various jobs to help their families' budget. ( Mahmut Serdar Alakuş - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Cem Genco

HATAY, TURKEY - OCTOBER 17 : Luceyn Kifretune (2nd R), 9 years-old Syrian girl whose face burnt and lost four of her family members after a barrel bomb attack of Assad Regime hit their house in Syria's Saraqib district, is seen during class at Yenisehir Elementary School, where she continues her education, in Reyhanli district of Turkey's Hatay province on October 17, 2019. Luceyn's face's right part burnt as she lost her father, mother, aunt and brother in the same attack. She received a successful surgery in Istanbul with the help of charities, after she and her family sheltered in Reyhanli. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Hasan Namlı

SIRNAK, TURKEY - JUNE 30: A shepherd leads sheep at Farasin highland in Bettussebap district of Turkey's southeastern Sirnak province on June 30, 2019. Farasin highland has plenty of water resources and rich plant cover, offering an ideal place for grazing. ( Hasan Namlı - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Sergen Sezgin

BURSA, TURKEY - JANUARY 14: A flamingo is seen in a house after it was rescued by Alper Tuydes while it was injured at Yenikoy beach in Bursa, Turkey on January 14, 2019. Tuydes took the injured flamingo for its treatment with the help of a veterinary. ( Sergen Sezgin - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Özge Elif Kızıl

ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 08: A leopard seal rests on ice in Lemaire Channel, a strait off Antarctica, between Kiev Peninsula in the mainland's Graham Land and Booth Island, on February 8, 2019. Turkey organized National Science Antarctica expedition for the 3rd time. Antarctica has been attracting scientific research teams and explorers with its challenging geography and nature throughout the history. Besides its attractiveness the continent is the world's coldest, most windy and arid place. For these reasons bases established here are allowed only for scientific research. The continent, which is not under the rule of any country, is called the continent of science and peace. 98 percent of the continent is covered almost entirely by ice that averages about a mile (1.6 kilometers) thick where 67 percent of the freshwater source on earth is found. During the winter season, sea ice fields covering about 18 million square kilometers, fall approximately 2 to 3 million square kilometer in the summer. The untouched nature of Antarctica is of great importance for the future of the world. The live water resources of the continent and the water potential in the glaciers are seen as the future water and food security of earth. Antarctica is the only continent on Earth without indigenous human inhabitants It only hosts various animals such as penguins, seals, whales and birds. The Antarctic Treaty, which was signed in 1959 when 53 countries were a party, allowed only bases with scientific studies and research to be active on the continent. There are about 100 scientific bases of 30 countries on the continent. ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: İsa Terli

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 19: 15 July Martyr's Bridge is seen at morning hours in Istanbul, Turkey on November 19, 2019. ( İsa Terli - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: İsa Terli

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 03: A drone photo shows that participants compete in the world's only intercontinental marathon 'Vodafone 41st Istanbul Marathon' in Istanbul, Turkey on November 03, 2019. ( İsa Terli - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Cihan Demirci

EDIRNE, TURKEY - JUNE 14 : An aerial view of an Airbus A330 jet being transported at Gulf of Saros following the completion of its mounting in Turkey's northwestern Edirne province on June 14, 2019. With the contributions of Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP) the plane will be sunken a mile away from the coast in a depth of 30 meters to revive diving tourism and turn the plane into an artificial reef at Gulf of Saros. Plane parts were brought from Antalya with six trucks. ( Cihan Demirci - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Şebnem Coşkun

ANTALYA, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 24: A diver inspects Dakota DC3 plane wreck in 20 meters depth in Kas district of Antalya, Turkey on November 24, 2019. ( Şebnem Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Ali Atmaca

BURSA, TURKEY - 2019: Drone photos show changing seasons in single photo with the combination of winter view with snow covered forests and summer view with green trees in Uludag Mountain, anciently known as Olympos Mountain, in Bursa Province of Turkey in 2019. ( Ali Atmaca - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Hakan Burak Altunöz

TRABZON, TURKEY - JANUARY 06: A drone photo shows about 3,000 people holding a giant Turkish flag attend a march at Sis Mountain foothill held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, on January 06, 2019 at Salpazari district of Trabzon, Turkey. The march marks the 104th anniversary of the battle, which claimed the lives of nearly 90,000 Ottoman Turkish soldiers due to bitter cold. ( Hakan Burak Altunöz - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Muhammed Enes Yıldırım

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MARCH 7: A drone photo shows the view of Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on March 07, 2019. The largest mosque of Turkey opened for worship in Istanbul on Thursday. The opening of Camlica Mosque after a six-year construction period coincided with the holy night of the Islamic month of Rajab. The 63,000-capacity mosque on Istanbul's Camlica Hill in the Asian side of the city opened for worship with Fajr (morning) prayers and Adhan, call for prayer. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Cem Genco

HATAY, TURKEY - AUGUST 29 : 3 years old congenital amputee Mustafa Nezzen (top) is thrown in the air by his father Munzir Nezzen (L) in Hatay, Turkey on August 29, 2019. Nezzen family fled the civil war in Syria by leaving Idlib and settling in Reyhanli district of Turkey's Hatay province a year ago. Family awaits help for their congenital amputee child. Munzir Nezzen lost a leg and were severely injured after an airstrike hit near their house six years ago in Idlib. He also was hit by three bullets fired by Assad regime soldiers, which have not been removed from his body despite four surgeries in Syria. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Sergen Sezgin

CANAKKALE, TURKEY - APRIL 22: A drone photo shows that a cortege carrying Turkish flag, march to the 57th Regiment Cemetery during an event "Mevlevi Regiment" held for Turkish martyrs at Gallipoli Peninsula in Canakkale, Turkey on April 22, 2019. About 3,000 Mevlevi (mualawi) wearing their traditional outfits -also outfit of the 'Efe' and whirling dervish' dress - attended the march. ( Sergen Sezgin - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Hassan Jedi

GAZA CITY, GAZA - SEPTEMBER 6: Demonstrators clash with Israeli forces during a demonstration within the "Great March of Return" at Israel-Gaza border near Al Bureij Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 6, 2019. ( Hassan Jedi - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Ali Jadallah

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - NOVEMBER 13: Palestinian women sit on debris after Israeli airstrikes hit their homes in Khan Yunis, Gaza as tension rises between Israel and Gaza after commander in the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Gaza-based resistance faction Islamic Jihad, Bahaa Abu Al-Atta was killed by Israeli airstrike, on November 13, 2019. ( Ali Jadallah - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Faiz Abu Rmeleh

JERUSALEM - AUGUST 11: A member of Israeli forces kicks a Palestinian girl as they attack Palestinian worshipers, who wanted to stop fanatic Jews' raids, in Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque complex, injuring at least 37, in Jerusalem on August 11, 2019. ( Faiz Abu Rmeleh - Anadolu Agency )

Mount Sinabung Eruption In Indonesia
Fotoğraf: Tibta Pangin

KARO, INDONESIA - JUNE 09 : A view from Gajah Village as Mount Sinabung Eruption spewing ash volcanic to the sky, on June 09, 2019 in Karo, Indonesia. The Indonesian Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (KESDM) has reduced the activity level of Mount Sinabung in Karo Regency, North Sumatra. The level drops from Level IV (Caution) to Level III (Standby). Decrease in the activity level of Mount Sinabung stated by the Geological Agency (KESDM) in letter number 948/45 / BGL.V / 2019, on May 2019. ( Tibta Pangin - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Ali İhsan Öztürk

VAN, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 27: A snow blower belonging to Directorate General for Highways, works to open road despite avalanche danger after heavy snowfall and blizzard in Bahcesaray district of Van, Turkey on February 27, 2019. ( Ali İhsan Öztürk - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Mustafa Hassona

GAZA CITY, GAZA - MAY 18 : Palestinians break their fast during a fast-breaking (iftar) dinner amongst rubble of houses in Gaza City, Gaza on May 18, 2019. ( Mustafa Hassona - Anadolu Agency )

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Fotoğraf: Muhammed Said Tanıl

IDLIB, SYRIA - JULY 24: A Syrian man saves a baby under the debris as search and rescue works are being carried out at the site after airstrikes of Russia and Assad Regime over Arihah district of Idlib, Syria on July 24, 2019. ( Muhammed Said Tanıl - Anadolu Agency )

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