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Nusaybin, Turkey - 25.05.2011: Monk Joken can be seen in the Mor Augin Monastery, located in the Tur Abdin, a mountainous area of Turkey just north of the syrian border. || The Mor Augin monastery is one of the oldest monasteries of the world, dating back to the 4th century and is now only re-inhabited by Monk Joken, who moved into the monastery in 2011 after it stood empty for 30 years due to the cicil war between the PKK and the turkish army. (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Andy Spyra)