cats rule in Istanbul

what we like is that many, many locals give food to the stray cats

December 15th 2019
Our bigger trip this winter was coming closer. We were really exhausted from a crazy year. It was a blessed year, but also a difficult one for us. I think, never before we were in such a desperate need of a break. We had chosen to travel far east this winter. On the search of some cheap flights we came across a complete bargain to Istanbul - and from Istanbul flights to South-East Asia were again ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

4th February 2020

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Never seen cats in Istanbul
I've been to Istanbul several times but I can't remember having seen cats. But then there is much to see in Istanbul that I have not seen because each visit I've made has been very short. /Ake

holamundo
Nina+Markus

Cats
We have seen tons of cats and also many organisations who take care of street cats and organize adoptions. Funny, for us the cats were kind of part of the city life there.

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