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Van cats put up for adoption from Turkish research center dedicated to promoting the breed

Turkish Van Cat Research Center is putting up hundreds of cats for adoption

PoC avatarPosted on July 11, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 11, 2022

I find this news item strange because the news is only on one page of the Internet on the Daily Sabah website. There is no Facebook page for this organisation. But they have a project which is to put a … continue reading…

Posted in Turkish Van | Tagged the real turkish van, turkey, turkish van, Turkish Van Cat | Leave a reply

Animal Protection Law of Turkey 5199 – checked and refreshed 2022

PoC avatarPosted on January 11, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 11, 2022

Date September 2010: Below is the primary animal protection law of Turkey. It is stated as being a “bill” and “law”. A bill is usually a statute that is in the embryonic stage but, that said, this is the law … continue reading…

Posted in Law | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, animal protection laws, animal welfare laws, law, turkey | Leave a reply
Kelly with Delilah and Harriet

Hairdresser spent £14,000 bringing two feral cats in Turkey to the UK

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 5, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT: Depending upon your point of view, Kelly Walker, is either an angel or she is stupid. For me she is an angel. She loves animals and followed her heart. She saved £14,000 for a deposit for a … continue reading…

Posted in cat rescue | Tagged Cat News, cat rescue, cat rescuer, good cat news, stray cats of Turkey, turkey | Leave a reply
Imam Mustafa Efe with a kitten inside his mosque: Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque, Istanbul

Pictures of Imam Mustafa Efe conjure up visions of how the Prophet Muhammad interacted with cats

PoC avatarPosted on September 14, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 14, 2021

These are brilliant photographs of Imam Mustafa Efe interacting with the community cats which he allows into his mosque; the Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque in Istanbul’s historical Uskudar district. He is quite clear about it; the mosque should be a … continue reading…

Posted in Islam | Tagged islam faith, Islam faith and cats, pictures of cats, religion and the cat, stray cats of Turkey, the real turkish angora, turkey
Resident cat, Gli, at Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul has passed away

Cat, Gli, resident of Hagia Sophia Mosque has passed away

PoC avatarPosted on November 14, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 14, 2020

She was a cat celebrity. Her name was Gli and she lived at the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul for 14 years. She was the mosque’s resident cat and I’m sure that she enhanced the ambience of that vast mosque. … continue reading…

Posted in celebrity cats | Tagged cat celebrity, islam faith, Islam faith and cats, mosques, turkey | Leave a reply
Calico cat rescued from rubble of earthquake by rescue dog

Dog saves cat from rubble of building brought down by earthquake in İzmir Province, Turkey

PoC avatarPosted on November 2, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 2, 2020

A search and rescue dog, which appears to be an Alsatian, discovered a calico cat in the rubble of a collapsed building after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in İzmir Province which is on the west coast of Turkey; the Aegean coast. … continue reading…

Posted in cats in emergencies | Tagged animal rescue, cats in emergencies, dog, rescue dog, turkey | Leave a reply
Female cat defends her kittens

Domestic cat defends her kittens with extreme aggression and courage

PoC avatarPosted on October 26, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 26, 2020

BAGCILAR, ISTANBUL, TURKEY: This is a video taken from a television screen of a community cat in Istanbul, Turkey, outside a café where a man with his small dog is walking. The female cat has kittens to protect so she … continue reading…

Posted in cat aggression | Tagged Azrael, cartoon cats, cat aggression, cat attack!, cat attacks, cat mothering, mother cat, turkey | Leave a reply
Cat brings sick kitten to hospital for treatment

Community cat carries kitten into A&E to be treated by doctors

PoC avatarPosted on May 4, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 4, 2020

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 the face of it. The cat dropped her … continue reading…

Posted in mothering | Tagged calico cat, cat mothering, community cat, mother cat, mother-kitten relationship, stray cats of Turkey, turkey | Leave a reply
Domestic cat and orchestra

Turkish orchestra musicians respect a domestic cat who adds to the occasion

PoC avatarPosted on February 27, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 27, 2020

You know how cats get their way through persistence. This is a good example. They very gently tried to remove the cat but the cat didn’t like it and wanted to stay so the conductor allowed it. A brilliant solution. … continue reading…

Posted in ailurophile | Tagged respect the cat, respecting the cat, turkey | 3 Replies
All-white Turkish Van swimming

A Van cat should be all-white with eyes of different colours

PoC avatarPosted on February 23, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 23, 2020

The Turkish Van cat should be all-white with odd-eye colour, usually blue and amber. The Turkish Van cats of the UK and USA with the inverted ‘V’ on the top of the head and usually the rusty coloured tail do … continue reading…

Posted in Turkish Van | Tagged the real turkish van, turkey, turkish van, Turkish Van Cat | 2 Replies
Ikram Korkmazer's butcher's shop

Turkish butcher becomes tourist attraction as he feeds cats and dogs

PoC avatarPosted on January 25, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 7, 2022

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 it on social media, specifically his Instagram page. I … continue reading…

Posted in community cats | Tagged cat welfare, Community Cats, instagram, stray cats of Turkey, the real turkish angora, turkey | Leave a reply
Cat Stevens in Istanbul

Cat Stevens in the City of Cats and why he is called ‘Cat Stevens’

PoC avatarPosted on November 29, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 29, 2019

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 Blue … continue reading…

Posted in celebrities and cats | Tagged celebrities, stray cats of Turkey, turkey | Leave a reply
Mother takes her kitten to mosque for safety

Turkish mosques are safe havens for female cats and their kittens

PoC avatarPosted on September 8, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 8, 2019

Here are two videos of mother cats carrying their kittens in their mouths to Istabul mosques for security. They are making their dens in a mosque. I believe that they are different mosques but both in Istabul. If that is … continue reading…

Posted in Islam | Tagged islam faith, Islam faith and cats, turkey | Leave a reply
Cat attacks men and not women

Community Cat Attacks Passing Men But Not Women. Why?

PoC avatarPosted on March 25, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 25, 2019

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 city. The cat’s antics have … continue reading…

Posted in cat aggression | Tagged cat aggression, community cat, defensive cat aggression, female cat, provoked cat aggression, reasons for cat aggression, stray cats of Turkey, turkey | 1 Reply
PALOMA Foresta Resort stray cats

Woman on Turkish holiday blames stray cats for her salmonella poisoning

PoC avatarPosted on March 15, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 15, 2019

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 hotel, the Paloma Foresta Resort and … continue reading…

Posted in Stray Cats | Tagged feeding stray cats, stray cats, stray cats of Turkey, turkey | 1 Reply

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