Hasan Seker, a 56-year-old who co-founded Bosphorus Cymbals, reacts next to a fire at a traditional workshop in Istanbul on July 30, 2026. First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath. But it would take the skill of an 17th-century Armenian alchemist called Avedis Zildjian to transform them into a percussion instrument whose exotic sound would first captivate Europe's classical composers and then shape the world of jazz. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees work on a cymbals at a workshop in Istanbul on July 30, 2026. First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath. But it would take the skill of an 17th-century Armenian alchemist called Avedis Zildjian to transform them into a percussion instrument whose exotic sound would first captivate Europe's classical composers and then shape the world of jazz. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

The teenaged son of Mary Milka Tiren, 40, (not pictured) shows scars on his body from a crocodile attack on Lake Bogoria, a decade after he lost his father to another attack by a Hippopotamus in the wake of increased proximity of wildlife to human settlements around the rising lake in Marigat sub-county, Baringo county on July 28, 2026. Lake Baringo and other lakes in Kenya's Rift Valley have risen to levels not seen in at least half a century, with scientists attributing the surge to extreme rainfall linked to climate change. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced to higher ground, according to official disaster management data, yet many victims say the lakes keep following them. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees work on cymbals at a workshop in Istanbul on July 30, 2026. First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath. But it would take the skill of an 17th-century Armenian alchemist called Avedis Zildjian to transform them into a percussion instrument whose exotic sound would first captivate Europe's classical composers and then shape the world of jazz. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows cymbals displayed on a wall at a workshop in Istanbul on July 30, 2026. First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath. But it would take the skill of an 17th-century Armenian alchemist called Avedis Zildjian to transform them into a percussion instrument whose exotic sound would first captivate Europe's classical composers and then shape the world of jazz. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees work on a cymbals at a workshop in Istanbul on July 30, 2026. First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath. But it would take the skill of an 17th-century Armenian alchemist called Avedis Zildjian to transform them into a percussion instrument whose exotic sound would first captivate Europe's classical composers and then shape the world of jazz. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees work on a cymbal at a workshop in Istanbul on July 30, 2026. First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath. But it would take the skill of an 17th-century Armenian alchemist called Avedis Zildjian to transform them into a percussion instrument whose exotic sound would first captivate Europe's classical composers and then shape the world of jazz. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker hammers a cymbal at a workshop in Istanbul on July 30, 2026 . First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath. But it would take the skill of an 17th-century Armenian alchemist called Avedis Zildjian to transform them into a percussion instrument whose exotic sound would first captivate Europe's classical composers and then shape the world of jazz. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)