Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Aleksandra Boikova – Dmitrii Kozlovskii of Russia perform during Pairs Short Program at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, the fifth event of the 2020/21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow, Russia on November 20, 2020. ( Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: First place winner British driver Lewis Hamilton (R) of Mercedes and third place winner German driver Sebastian Vettel (L) of Ferrari are seen on the podium at the end of the Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey on November 15, 2020. British driver Lewis Hamilton secured the 2020 Formula 1 title in theTurkish Grand Prix with a first-place finish at Intercity Istanbul Park on Sunday. ( Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A person dives into the clear water of "Suluada" (meaning"watery island") located 7 kilometers from another favorite spot location for deep water soloing Cape Gelidonya, in Antalya, Turkey on October 05, 2020. Deep water soloing, is a solo rock climbing, where rocks rising from these are climbed with no equipment except for climbing shoes and then dived into water. ( Şebnem Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Omar Elabdellaoui of Galatasaray in action during the UEFA Europa League playoff match between Rangers and Galatasaray at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland on October 01, 2020. ( Kate Green - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Apprantices prepare for the ceremony ahead of the 94th Gazi Race, organized as Turkish Horse Race Derby since 1927 on behalf of the Founder of Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at Veliefendi Race Course in Istanbul, Turkey on August 30, 2020. ( Elif Öztürk - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Turkish swimmer Nil Sahin, who won 180 medals, 95 of them being the first, is seen during her training in the water in Istanbul, Turkey on August 06, 2020. She wants to achieve degrees in the world championship and paralympic games expected to be held in 2021. ( Şebnem Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A man jumps from Mostar Bridge during 454th traditional diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 26, 2020. 32 divers jumped the River Neretva from 28-meter. ( Mustafa Öztürk - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Palestinian teens perform acrobatic feats as they enjoy sunny day at the Gaza beach in Gaza City on July 17, 2020. ( Ashraf Amra - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Fatma and Orhan Mutlu, supporters of Yeni Malatyaspor are seen at the empty stadium of Yeni Malatyaspor, in Malatya, Turkey on July 3, 2020. The Mutlu couple who support their team despite their old age is now experiencing sadness of not being able to go to the stadium as Turkish Super Lig matches continue without spectators due to Covid-19. ( Okan Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Kids wearing masks as a precaution against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, play volleyball at a volleyball court they made with tires in Siirt, Turkey on June 11, 2020. ( Fecri Barlık - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Turkish former national triathlete holding numerous Turkish records Pinar Avsar swims during her training period to prevent loss of condition due to the novel coronavirus (COVD-19) pandemic in her portable swimming pool at her home in Ankara, Turkey on June 06, 2020. In her portable pool located in her garden with dimensions 4 meters long and 1 meter deep, she continues to perform her training period with a special garment protecting her from the cold and a rubber band attached to the waist ( Erçin Ertürk - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Turkish football player Beykan Simsek, playing in Osmanlispor, trains at his home due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic measures, in Ankara, Turkey on May 1, 2020. As all sports events in Turkey have been cancelled athletes continue their training at their homes. ( Erçin Ertürk - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Health officials wearing protective suit disinfect Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium as a precaution to coronavirus (Covid-19) ahead of Turkish Super Lig soccer match between Kasimpasa and Goztepe in Istanbul, Turkey on March 13, 2020. ( Elif Öztürk - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: An aerial view of youth playing soccer on the ice-covered surface of Lake Cildir, Eastern Anatolia Region's second largest lake, in Kars, Turkey on February 16, 2020. ( Hüseyin Yıldız - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A bullrider competes during the PBR Unleash the Beast bull riding event at Madison Square Garden in New York, United States on January 03, 2020. ( Tayfun Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A drone photo shows rainbow appears after rainfall in Halic district of Istanbul, Turkey on November 22, 2020. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A fox is seen on mountaintop of Mountains Ikiyaka as it searches for food in Yuksekova district of Hakkari, Turkey on October 17, 2020. ( Mesut Varol - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Great Camlica Mosque is seen with moon during night in Istanbul, Turkey on October 12, 2020. ( İsa Terli - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Syrian girl Hana Ama Dimo, whose body completely burned due to bomb thrown at her house in Syria, is seen after her tissue transplantation at the Akdeniz University Hospital in Antalya, Turkey on October 07, 2020. Dimo has new face and she will be discharged from the hospital after a few plastic surgeries. ( Orhan Çiçek - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Children diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Tehran are being treated at Ali Asger Children's Hospital in the capital Tehran, Iran on September 15, 2020. Coronavirus deaths rise to over 23,453 in Iran. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Father Khalid Mosaitef (R) throws his 15-month-old congenital amputee son Mohammad Mosaitef (L) into the air in Idlib, Syria on October 21, 2020 following Mohammad's 7-week adaptation process for his prosthesis legs. Mosaitef family fled the civil war in Syria and sheltered at a camp with a tent of their relatives in Idlib. Family received help for their congenital amputee child in Turkey. Mohammad child returned to Idlib with his new prosthesis legs. ( Muhammed Said - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: 11-year-old Meryem Es-Sah with a severe skin disease "Pemphigus" since she was 3-month old is seen in Idlib, Syria on September 24, 2020. She maintains her life with painkillers as she has pain due to peeled skin of Meryem's face and many parts of her body, and waits for help. Meryem and her family live in an empty class of a school in Ermenez where they settled in 1.5 years ago, escaping from Han Şeyhun district in the south of Idlib to the relatively safer town. ( Muhammed Said - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A man stands on a horse while watching water buffalos cooling off in water at the end of the day in Hurmetci wetland reeds in Kayseri, Turkey on August 22, 2020. Approximately 800 water buffalos are found in the area. ( Sercan Küçükşahin - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Turkish world record-holder free-diver of the Underwater Federation Sahika Ercumen, who is announced as “Life Below Water Advocate” of Turkey by United Nations Development Programme, dives to witness the first steps of baby loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in Mugla, Turkey on August 18, 2020. Wounded sea turtles are treated at the Sea Turtles Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER) within the scope of the Patara Sea Turtles Conservation and Monitoring Program supported by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. After their treatment, the turtles are kept under observation in special areas created in the sea to get used to their natural habitats. ( Şebnem Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Farmers, preparing fodder of their animals for winter, are seen during sunset in Van, Turkey on August 14, 2020. ( Ali İhsan Öztürk - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: People dressed as astronauts are seen amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic along Ipanema beach in the south zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 21, 2020. The outfit even has the NASA symbol and was created for trips around the city and the beach. Elderly with a chronic lung problem, retired accountant Tercio Galdino Lima, 66, decided to make the overalls and helmet for himself and his wife Alicea Lima, 65, to be able to walk more safely on the streets of Rio and reduce the risk of contagion by the coronavirus. Brazil has an average of 1,048 deaths per day from coronavirus in the last week. ( Fabio Teixeira - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A drone photo shows water buffaloes and their shepherds cooling off in a river after grazing on a pasture in Mus, Turkey on July 13, 2020. ( Yahya Sezgin - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Children are seen at Tih refugee camp near Turkey border as they try to fly kites during the kite event, held by the refugee camp officials to support their psychological status and thoughts affected through the civil war, in Idlib, Syria on July 07, 2020. Refugees felt under secure after Turkey and Russia arranged a ceasefire agreement. Thousands of displaced Syrians shelter at refugee camps due to Assad Regime forces and its allies ongoing attacks over residential areas. ( Muhammed Said - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Protesters, wearing protective gear, dig mock graves on Copacabana beach symbolizing deaths due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and protest against government’s actions towards the pandemic, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 11, 2020. Act calls for transparency and attitude change from the government to fight the virus. The novel coronavirus continued to spread throughout Latin America on Thursday, with the death toll climbing to over 72,000. The region is currently considered the epicenter of the health crisis and accounts for nearly half of the deaths and cases worldwide. Residents of Rio de Janeiro woke up Thursday to see 100 open graves at the city's most emblematic beach. During the night, Brazilians critical of President Jair Bolsonaro’s response to the coronavirus pandemic dug 100 graves and stuck black crosses in the sand of Copacabana beach in a tribute to the nearly 40,000 people who have died so far in Brazil from COVID-19. ( Fabio Alarico Teixeira - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Drone photos show aerial views of changing seasons in a single photo with the combination of snow covered winter view taken on January 30, 2020 (R) and lush summer view taken on June 03, 2020 (L) of a meandering water in Baskale district of Van, Turkey. The meanders feeds on snow and rain water, passes through agricultural fields in the city. ( Özkan Bilgin - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A drone photo shows an aerial view of people watching a movie from their cars at an open air cinema event, held within the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic measures, in Nevsehir, Turkey on May 30, 2020. ( Behçet Alkan - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A drone photo shows an aerial view of Muslims perform Friday prayer at the courtyard of Akdeniz University Mosque and its outside as the country began easing measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), at Kumluca district in Antalya, Turkey on May 29, 2020. Friday prayers in the courtyards of the mosques, market places and stadiums were held in Antalya, Mugla, Isparta and Burdur as part of the novel coronavinus (COVID-19) pandemic measures. ( Mustafa Çiftçi - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Elders go out for a walk after people over 65-year-old are allowed to leave their homes, remaining within walking distance and wearing masks, between 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. local time during the 2-day coronavirus restrictions within the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in Istanbul, Turkey on May 10, 2020. ( İsa Terli - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Burak Soylu, wearing the Spiderman costume, talks to an old woman, who is staying at home due the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Antalya, Turkey on April 14, 2020. With his Spiderman costume to raise awareness on COVID-19, Soylu helps citizens with their groceries to boost their morales during the "Stay Home" period. ( Süleyman Elçin - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A nurse is seen as she holds a new born baby wearing a tiny face shield against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the Praram 9 Hospital on April 13, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Health Ministry recorded a total of 2,579 infections, 40 death and 1,288 recovered since the beginning of the pandemic. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A shepherd leading a flock of sheep crosses ancient Palu Bridge over the Murat River, a major source of the Euphrates River, as the nomads make their way to the highlands with the warmer temperatures in Elazig, Turkey on April 13, 2020. ( Enver Hancı - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A few workers are seen nearby empty Kaaba after the precautions against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are taken in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on April 07, 2020. International umrah visits have been halted since 2nd of March and visits for Masjid al-Nabawi and Kaaba at the Masjid al-Haram also suspended to all visitors since 20th of March. ( Stringer - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Officials of Fatih Municipality carry out disinfection works as part of precautions against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at Nuruosmaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 19, 2020. ( Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Students are seen with their handmade face masks at the Julio Cesar Turbay school located at the urban area of the municipality of Soacha, a sector stigmatized by violence and lack of resources in Soacha, Colombia on March 11, 2020. In Colombia, students make their own face masks with recyclable and biodegradable waste (banana leaves, cloth, plastic bottles, cups of used bras, cob shells, among others) their own masks, after the high value of the conventional ones and the scarcity of them in supermarkets and drugstores, the problem comes from the high contamination of the sector, which presents alarming levels of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere and now added to the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID- 19) pandemic. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Father of 11-year-old Syrian Muhammad Abdulkarim Obaid (R), Ahmed Obaid (L) meets with his son at a hospital in Hatay, Turkey on March 08, 2020. Muhammad got injured by the airstrike launched by Assad regime while he was playing at a playground in Idlib before the ceasefire. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: 4 years old Syrian girl Salwa laughs with her a new real toy in Hatay as her father Abdullah Muhammed (R) and her mother (not seen) are welcomed to start their new lives in Turkey, at Cilvegozu border gate in Hatay, Turkey on February 26, 2020. Salwa's father played a laughing game when bombs fall to protect her psychological state. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Shepherd brothers Mustafa Erbay and Baran Erbay train their camels on snowy grounds, enabling them to become champions in competitions held in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions in Baskale district of Van, Turkey on February 01, 2020. ( Özkan Bilgin - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: People chat and warm themselves around a stove at a coffeehouse in Diyarbakir' s Cungus distric after snowfall in Turkey on January 20, 2020 ( Bestami Bodruk - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Students of Kayacik Martyr Haluk Yilmaz Primary School, gather around school's mascot dog "Findik" (means hazelnut) in Tokat, Turkey on January 16, 2020. Findik, lost its life suddenly due to the youth disease. ( Mehmet Kumcağız - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A villager washes his ash-affected horse while the Taal volcano erupts in Batangas, Philippines on January 13, 2020. ( Dante Diosina Jr - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: 4 years old Ayda Gezgin is pulled from the debris 91 hours after a magnitude 6.6 quake shook Turkey's Aegean Sea coast, in Izmir, Turkey on November 03, 2020. ( Mehmet Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A security force member uses pepper spray on a protestor during protests against the French Government's proposed global security law bill on November 17, 2020 in Paris, France. The protesters include activists, reporters and unions who are concerned that Article 24 of the bill, which prohibits the diffusion of images of police "with intention to harm", threatens the press freedom in France. Several MPs have criticised the bill's implications and President Macron has come under fire from national journalism unions and the UN for the proposals, relating to police accountability and the use of drones for street surveillance. ( Julien Mattia - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: ''Black Lives Matter'' protestors take streets after Black man, Walter Wallace Jr., 27, was shot dead by Philadelphia police, in Philadelphia, United States on October 27, 2020. Philadelphia police identified the victim as Walter Wallace Jr., 27, and said they were responding to a call Monday about a man armed with a knife. Video on social media appears to show Wallace being shot at least 10 times after he walked toward two officers who had their guns drawn. The officers shouted at Wallace to put down the knife before the shooting, but no knife is visible in the recording. ( Lokman Vural Elibol - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A demonstrator wounded due to security forces' intervention is being carried away from the area during the demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq on October 25, 2020, to mark the first anniversary of a massive anti-government movement demanding the ouster of the entire ruling class accused of corruption. Thousands of Iraqis headed to the capital Baghdad's iconic Tahrir Square and the Green Zone, where authorities sit, to mark the first anniversary of an ongoing revolt against the country's stagnant political class. Protesters were trying drop the wall to cross the Sinak Bridge towards the Green Zone. ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: An uncle hugs his dead nephew draped in a white shroud during a funeral for those killed after ballistic missiles, allegedly launched by the Armenian army, hit Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, Ganja on October 17, 2020 within border clashes between Azerbaijan, Armenia. Attack on Ganja killed at least 21 civilians, including children, and injured more than 70. Funeral was held for 10 people including 2 children. ( Onur Çoban - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A civilian woman wails near the gun-fight site in Barzulla area of Srinagar, Kashmir, India on October 12, 2020. Clashes erupted between angry protestors and police soon after the encounter ended in which two militants including top commander were killed. ( Faisal Khan - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Search and rescue operations continue among debris of houses after Armenian army's alleged attacks with long-range missiles, on October 11, 2020 in Ganja city of Azerbaijan. The Armenian army continues to target civilian settlements, far from Azerbaijan's front line. It is reported that at 21 people were killed in Ganja. ( Onur Çoban - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A protester clashes with armed civilian Kyle Rittenhouse as a man (R) shot in the chest during confrontations between protesters and armed civilians, who claimed to protect the streets of Kenosha against the arson, during the third day of protests over the shooting of a black man Jacob Blake by police officer in Wisconsin, United States on August 25, 2020. Kyle Rittenhouse has been charged by Wisconsin prosecutors with the killing of Anthony Huber, 26 and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36 and the injuring of Gaige Grosskreutz, also 26. ( Tayfun Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Migrants who hid in a trailer found after tearing the tarpaulin covers due to the hot weather in Samsun, Turkey on August 18, 2020. Police distributed water to the immigrants who were overwhelmed by the heat. ( Mustafa Çavuş - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Israeli security forces intervene Palestinian demonstrators as Palestinians gather to demonstrate against the new construction of Jewish settlements and separation wall in Turmus Ayya village of Ramallah, West Bank on August 07, 2020. ( İssam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Smoke rises after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts in Beirut, Lebanon on August 4, 2020. ( Houssam Shbaro - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Muslims perform the noon prayer at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after it was reopened for worship for the first time in 86 years with Friday prayer in Istanbul, Turkey on July 25, 2020. After 86 years of serving as a museum, Istanbul iconic landmark, Hagia Sophia opened for prayers on Friday. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Family members pay their respects to a relative who died due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic before their body enters a furnace for cremation at Nigambodh Ghat crematorium in Delhi, India on June 12, 2020. Nigambodh Ghat crematorium has handled more than 500 coronavirus funerals in two months. The number of confirmed cases have reached to 297,535 increasing 10,956 new cases in the last 24 hours in India while the total death toll is 8,498. ( İmtiyaz Khan - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Protesters set a police vehicle on fire during a protest following the death of George Floyd outside of the CNN Center next to Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States on May 29, 2020. It was announced Friday that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer caught on camera with his knee on Floyd’s neck, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. ( Ben Hendren - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Protestors set a shop on fire on May 28, 2020, during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, United States. Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis on Monday night, after an officer held his knee into Floyd's neck for more than 5 minutes. ( Jordan Strowder - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Nurses, who are in charge at intensive care unit, make contact with a hearing impaired patient, who gets coronavirus (Covid-19) treatment, by using notes at Health Sciences University Sultangazi Haseki Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey on May 01, 2020. ( Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A health personnel, with fogged protective glasses, wears protective suit, mask and shield before applying a treatment for a coronavirus patient stays at a surgery room of Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital in Konya, Turkey. Healthcare workers continue to fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from emergency unit to intensive care was followed phase by phase by Anadolu Agency reporters. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Police officers break their fast during first day of Muslim’s holy month of Ramadan at Tunali Hilmi Street on restrictions in 31 provinces as a measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ankara, Turkey on April 24, 2020. ( Doğukan Keskinkılıç - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: UN-recognized government forces members take part in the "Operation Peace Storm" of the Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) against the forces of warlord Khalifa Haftar, in Salahaddin region south of the capital Tripoli, Libya on April 18, 2020. ( Amru Salahuddien - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A sad and tired healthcare worker is seen by the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York, United States on April 1, 2020. New York is the U.S. state worst-hit by the pandemic. As New York state grapples with the novel coronavirus outbreak, 1,941 people have died and 83,712 have tested positive for the virus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. ( Tayfun Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Greek security force members intervene in asylum seekers, waiting at the woodland between the Kastanies and the Pazarkule border gates, with tear gas canisters on March 18, 2020 in Edirne, Turkey. Asylum seekers, arrived in Edirne, continue to wait at woodland near buffer zone located between the Kastanies and the Pazarkule border gates. Greek forces used tear gas and also fired into the air following their intervention. ( Gökhan Balcı - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Mothers, joining sit-in protests outside of the provincial office of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) for their children, pose for a photo with their children's portraits in front of a Turkish flag as they call women to "Let's end terror" ahead of International Women's Day in Diyarbakir, Turkey on March 4, 2020. ( Bestami Bodruk - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Security forces chase a protester during a demonstration against Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government in Concepcion, Chile on March 02, 2020 within "Super Monday" protests that launches a series of protests called for March in the mid of a 4 month old social crisis in the country. ( Cristobal Saavedra Vogel - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Refugees, who escaped from civil war in their countries and who want to proceed to Europe, are seen on a inflatable boat near a shore in Lesbos Island on Greece on February 29, 2020. The movement started at night and grew by the morning. ( Ayhan Mehmet - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Wounded people are seen at a hospital after Assad regime attacks in Ma’arrat Misrin residential area in Idlib, Syria on February 25, 2020. 17 civilians were killed after Assad regime forces' ground and air attacks in Idlib, a de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria. ( Muhammed Said - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Officials carry out disinfection works as restrictions have been imposed on religious ceremonies at Fatima Masumeh Shrine to prevent spreading coronavirus in Qom, Iran on February 25, 2020. ( Stringer - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A Turkish soldier is sitting in the snow as search and rescue efforts continue at disaster site of the second avalanche which buried searching team while they were conducting search and rescue efforts for the victims of first avalanche in Bahcesaray district of Turkey's eastern Van province on February 05, 2020. Death toll rose to 33 after rescue workers were buried under an avalanche in eastern Turkey, authorities said on Wednesday. The rescue team members had been searching for survivors from an earlier avalanche in eastern Turkey on Tuesday when they themselves were engulfed by snow. The number of casualties from the team is as yet unclear. ( Özkan Bilgin - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A man holds his son as security forces intervene demonstrators with pressurized water and tear gas during a demonstration against the new Hassan Diab’s government, in Beirut, Lebanon on January 25, 2020. ( Mahmut Geldi - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: A security staff member checks a passenger's body temperature as people wear masks to defend themselves against viruses on January 22,2020 in Guangzhou, China. The 2019 new coronavirus, known as "2019-nCoV", was discovered in Wuhan virus pneumonia cases in 2019, and the virus was transmitted from person to person. Currently, confirmed cases have been received in various parts of the world. ( Stringer - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Security officers use water cannon to intervene protesters during a demonstration against government of President of Chile Sebastian Pinera in Santiago, Chile on January 17, 2020. ( Cristobal Venegas - Anadolu Agency )

Anadolu Agency's Best Pictures of 2020: Greek border police intervene in refugees who cut the barbed wire and try to enter Greek side at Turkey's border with Greece in Edirne, Turkey on February 28, 2020. Refugees, including women and children, have been heading towards border villages of the country’s western provinces of Edirne and Canakkale to reach Greece. The movement started at night and grew by the morning. ( Onur Çoban - Anadolu Agency )