Kırık Kuyruk: an online portal to keep the paws happy
Street animals don’t always live happy and healthy lives, especially in a city like Istanbul, which is home to hundreds of thousands of stray cats and dogs. A new internet…
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Interview with Kedi director Ceyda Torun: capturing Istanbul’s cats on film
Hundreds of thousands of cats roam in Istanbul’s streets freely and the documentary Kedi (2016) recorded the lives of seven of them. Director Ceyda Torun talked about his thought on making…
Digital exhibition: street dogs in 19th-century Istanbul
Presented by Istanbul Research Institute, The Four-Legged Municipality: Street Dogs of Istanbul exhibition sheds light upon the adventure of street dogs of Istanbul. Nineteenth-century Istanbul was a model of cosmopolitanism,…
BU Paws: stray dogs in a community refuge
Welcome to the Boğaziçi University Paws Dog Sanctuary, where 66 stray dogs have beaten the odds and now welcome visitors and volunteers with open paws. By Monica Liau You hear…
Colorful strangers: the many lives of Istanbul’s birds
Birds has been an important part of Istanbul, bringing colors to the city and people’s daily life. By Joshua Bruce Allen “Isn’t it something of an adventure, the joy of…
Guide dogs in Turkey: Maggie Moore and Yıldız hanım leading the way
Discover how Maggie Moore and her beloved guide dog Star have helped Turkey take steps towards training the country’s first guide dogs for visually impaired citizens. By Jane Akatay In…