Galatasaray's supporters watch their team's training session at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.  Almost 50,000 supporters watched Galatasay's training session as they will face Besiktas in a Turkish Super League derby match.  EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 2, 2018



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