Stray cats in Turkey

While there has been an ongoing public debate about the situation of street animals in Turkey, it rather focuses on stray dogs and the perceived threat they pose. On the other hand cats are revered by the vast majority. Picture 1 is with the note "the cat has kidney issues and fed accordingly, please do not feed him/her" The second one is from a "cat town" settled on a 10.000 sqm space. The last one is the famous Tombi, to the memorial of which a sculpture has been erected at the same favorite spot of this famous cat.

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