Pictures of Turkey's last nomads roam Anatolia, a region that includes much of Turkey Photogallery

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When summer comes to southern Turkey, the goats become restless and the Gobut family knows it is time to pack their tents and embark on the long annual trek north with their herd of 1,000 animals. The family is part of the nomadic Yoruk tribe which for more than a millennium has crisscrossed Anatolia, a region that includes much of Turkey. Half a century ago, 1,000 families roamed the Anatolian steppe but now there are just 86.

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Pictures of Turkey's last nomads roam Anatolia, a region that includes much of Turkey

Ramazan Gobut walks as he controls a herd of goats near Konya, Turkey, May 21, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Mehmet Gobut sets up a water tank near Konya, Turkey, May 24, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Gulay Gobut controls a herd of goats near Konya, Turkey, May 21, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Savas Gobut controls a herd of goats near Mersin, Turkey, April 23, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Rukiye Gobut controls a herd of goats as she carries her baby Efe Gobut near Konya, Turkey, May 21, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Muhammet Gobut runs as he controls a herd of goats near Konya, Turkey, May 24, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Yunus Gobut and his cousins rest on grass surrounded by goats in a field before Gobut family daily journey near Mersin, Turkey, April 20, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Goats are herded across a field near Konya, Turkey, May 24, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Food is laid out in the Gobut family tent near Konya, Turkey, May 22, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

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Muhammet and his nephew Efe Gobut sleep inside their tent near Konya, Turkey, May 21, 2018. Every year, nomads start walking from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast with more than a thousand goats, travelling to the central Anatolian province of Konya.

(REUTERS)