The Cats of Istanbul (a film trailer)
This is a trailer for a full-length feature film about the cats of Istanbul called ‘Kedi’. It is made by Termite Films. The director is Ceyda Torun and the star is Bülent Üstün. It gets an 8.4 out of...
View ArticleStray cat living on the streets of Turkey enters vehicle and finds a forever...
This is the story of Leo, a stray cat living on the streets of Ankara, Turkey who one day decided good food and an excellent caregiver were only part of having a good life. Leo wanted a home to call …...
View ArticlePicture of blind and deaf street cat who survived on streets of Turkey
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View ArticleWoman ‘steals blanket’ from stray cat and strikes the cat with the blanket
This is a little vignette of Turkish street life. There is a cat resting on a mini-blanket in what appears to be a shop front. Firstly a woman in a grey coat comes by and pets the cat. Then the …...
View ArticleTurkish road sweeper’s act of kindness towards a street cat
This is a super little video. It comes from Turkey. A road sweeper using what appears to be an old-fashioned broom made of selected twigs (or a similar material) starts to gently brush the paws of a...
View ArticleIs it true that toxoplasmosis partially blinded two Turkish women?
A Turkish online newspaper, Hurriyet Daily News, reports that toxoplasmosis has caused partial blindness in two Turkish women. Both women come from the Western province of Izmir. One woman loves cats...
View ArticleShop assistant jailed for provoking community cat to attack customer
This story comes from Turkey. It is extraordinary, it has to be said. A shop assistant at an electronics store, a mild mannered man in appearance whose name is Ahmet Dilaver, was jailed for allegedly...
View ArticleWoman on Turkish holiday blames stray cats for her salmonella poisoning
The Mail Online newspaper reports that a British woman, Tracy Marlor on holiday in Turkey, became very ill and, by implication, she blames sick cats who would eat from the tables. She described the...
View ArticleCommunity Cat Attacks Passing Men But Not Women. Why?
A Turkish community cat attacks men but not women. The video clearly shows this. People are scratching their heads as to why this happens. The cat is outside a market in Istanbul, the country’s largest...
View ArticleCat Stevens in the City of Cats and why he is called ‘Cat Stevens’
Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou) tweeted today, one hour ago, that he is in the City of Cats. In the photograph he is standing in front of a large mosque. I think it is the...
View ArticleTurkish butcher becomes tourist attraction as he feeds cats and dogs
Turgutlu, Turkey – news/opinion article: Ikram Korkmazer’s butcher’s shop has become a tourist attraction after three years of feeding stray cats and dogs and recording it all on video and publishing...
View ArticleCommunity cat carries kitten into A&E to be treated by doctors
NEWS/OPINION-TURKEY: The story is that a street cat, a calico cat in fact, carried her sick kitten into an Istanbul hospital for treatment. It was a demonstration of incredible motherly instincts, on...
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