Tourist: Do you have a cat cafe in Istanbul? Local guide: The entire city is a cat cafe.

@emrecck

4 жыл бұрын

ahahahhahaha that's dope :D

@hailpercyfilms8954

4 жыл бұрын

Is it?really? Thatsss so cute and kind

@angelchase7857

4 жыл бұрын

The tourist guide would just hand you a coffee and say “you are on it”

@PumpkinSpiceCat

4 жыл бұрын

Every cafe in Istanbul is a cat cafe

@meerf_y

4 жыл бұрын

Entire country aswell xD

On my way to my school in Istanbul, I see a white-orange cat every day. And before I walk pass him, I pet him and check if he has enough food and water (we built a cathouse and food pots for cats around our school, I brought cat food in my bag incase he doesn't have enough). So, one day I was walking to my school like usual, then I saw my cat (we got pretty close over weeks, I even named him Osman). I saw that Osman was looking ill. So I dropped my bag and tried to find what's wrong. While I was doing that a girl from my school (I haven't seen her before), came close and asked "Omg what's wrong with him?" She was very pretty and nice btw. I stuttered and said "I think he's not well.", she also dropped her bag and sit beside me immediately, she also tried to figure out what's wrong with him. I told her that I checked his food and water they look fine, I think he got infected or something. She agreed.I said " I'm gonna take him to the vet." and she suddenly replied "I'm coming with you." I said" it's fine you don't have to miss your class, I can take care of him." She replied I can't pay attention to the teacher anyway while he's still ill like this. So we went to vet and we chatted a little on the way. I got her name, class, etc. And when we get to the vet, vet started examining him. He asked his name. At the same time I said "Osman!", and she said "Latte!". We all laughed and vet said I liked Latte better soo I'll call him that. Anyway vet did his syringes and gave him meds. He said he will be fine in couple of hours. We paid his fee together and left. We dropped Osman to his place and stood beside him and chatted a bit. I finally gathered my courage and said, So now that we both missed our classes, would you like to eat with me? and she said yes! I took her to my favourite Döner place and that's how I met my love... Thanks to Osman/Latte...

@kucingcantik6529

4 жыл бұрын

woooow, very beautiful love story!

@nurnur9608

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you and your girl will have a purrrfect🐈 life together, insallah😊 Many thanx to both of you for being so kind and taking care of Osman The Latte Cat😃

@ibrahimbati6545

4 жыл бұрын

@Mustafa Gorkem Domac Good story, man!

@holoqofholoqqia9503

4 жыл бұрын

I already knew where this is going when I saw "pretty and nice girl". Alhamdulillah to you brother.

@rowan9789

4 жыл бұрын

Took her to DÖNER

Looks like I'm moving guys

@rhiannn3416

6 жыл бұрын

Take me with you?

@agustin5855

6 жыл бұрын

Marisa Cabral-Munoz pkease,take me too 😂😂

@alyanadalisay9051

5 жыл бұрын

Count me in😻😻😻

@JustMe-tp2dw

5 жыл бұрын

Me too 😂

@janlucid9799

5 жыл бұрын

you all can live here :)

It's now official that my favourite city is Istanbul.

@sarscov_3covid-214

4 жыл бұрын

We'd love to have you here☺️

@SyafriMukhrizal

4 жыл бұрын

True

@PumpkinSpiceCat

4 жыл бұрын

:D Love from İstanbul-Turkey ♥️

@noelquinones8836

3 жыл бұрын

Next to Japan probably😅

@nameslesss

3 жыл бұрын

Noel Quiñones Japan is country not a city :)

"Whatever is in the tip box goes to the cats." I am visiting this guy's restaurant and tipping generously when I end up in Istanbul!

@batur_psychology19

3 жыл бұрын

whats the name of the restaurant?

@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of places have tip boxes like that Edit: I mean a lot of places in turkey and istanbul not only his place does that

@nevergiveupdearfriend7289

3 жыл бұрын

So many places in Turkey has tip boxes for animals. Also many people have plates in front of their homes to feed cat/dog and birds. My family have too. We put our chicken bones etc , sometimes we bought food for them to put. And water as well

@siddharthagupta3754

3 жыл бұрын

@@nevergiveupdearfriend7289 That's really great man, thank you to you and your family for doing that.

@nevergiveupdearfriend7289

3 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthagupta3754 ☺️

Bless all these Turkish cat people. Love and peace from Greece.

@raskolnikovunbaltas6708

3 жыл бұрын

Greetings

@hirtres9369

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend. Love and peace from Turkey

@RyuInazuma

3 жыл бұрын

Dude....The TikToker called Cellat36 is now a GREEK person ok?! TAKE HIM WITH YOU PLEASE!!

@darkinstinct420

3 жыл бұрын

@@RyuInazuma knk git gacha fotosunu profilinden çıkart sonra konuş

@RyuInazuma

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkinstinct420 What if i don't

"Why are you late to the school?" "I was petting the cats on the way to school, sir." "Acceptable, get to your seat."

@cydia2178

3 жыл бұрын

This really does works btw. We took cat to class a few times and played with it at class lol

@zyldaranindita9280

3 жыл бұрын

whoa for real?

@cydia2178

3 жыл бұрын

@@zyldaranindita9280 yes in Turkey cat is some kind of a queen/king that even teachers respect:D

@zyldaranindita9280

3 жыл бұрын

may I know, how about those who dislike cats? are they just hiding their dislikeness, or pretend to like bcs society or they simply just ignore the cats?

@cydia2178

3 жыл бұрын

@@zyldaranindita9280 They don't hide or anything they just say it stay away from them but yeah there is kinda a society like "wow how do you dislike them!? They are like angels! Etc..." But everyone respect everyone here. There are some rare sick people who kill them or assult them and if this happens government punish them or animal lovers usually raid & kick their ass..

Wow, I've never viewed it that way. That "it's wrong to trap cats" so that we can "pet them". I'm really liking this whole city taking care of cats concept.

@Kaidona

7 жыл бұрын

That's why we let our cats out when they want to. I genuinely don't care what people say about the safety of strictly indoor cats; ours are much happier going outside as they please. They learn at a young age to stay out of trouble as long as you give them the opportunity.

@ms.g5009

7 жыл бұрын

I just came back from Turkey and it was wonderful to see how they treat the animals

@janeisarana440

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Rizal lol my cat only come home when his hungry.... after feeding him... his gone .. aaand the cycle goes round and round

@kaede_yuuki

6 жыл бұрын

It looks Istanbul is an ideal city for cats. And yes it's really nice that majority of the residents are taking care of them. @Kaidona I think the only reason why indoor cats is a thing in your neighborhood is because well, not ALL residents in your place is fond of cats. It's like in the place I live in, there are some people who like to kill cats for their own amusement.

@tashb4739

5 жыл бұрын

I have many cats and I never " trap them to pet them," they are free to come and go as they please but they always love to be around the house as much as outside home is comfort security,protection and very special bond with your very own humans .Outside is fun time but permanent home (freedom included )is security appreciated by cats as by humans.I would not like to be a homeless even if I am fed and peted daily.MEAWOOOOO from my cats all snuggled nicely for the night Tomorrow is another lovely day for gardening ,roaming ,chasing the birds,and making sure that humans are ok and at home ready to feed them ,stroke them or just relax with them. Still it is lovely that those cats are taken care of but I really think that neutering will help .Only my humble opinion.

They have got great hearts, thanks to people of Istambul

@Paxicology

3 жыл бұрын

Not all of them, some of them are so cruel to cats 😦

@gec3v913

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paxicology yeah, these monsters dont deserve to live

@rumeysa283

3 жыл бұрын

I love my animal friends

@gigachad5029

3 жыл бұрын

This is Islamic tradition but only turkey mass followed

@hcandnr

3 жыл бұрын

*İstanbul

I was in Antalya last year, i was in vet for my cat and i saw someone that holds a hurted cat. She said i found this cat in front of my house, she's hurted. And they took cat and did everything for cat. Then they left free her. And that girl paid literally $120 for the cat even lives in street. I felt so happy and different. Cus in Russia i never seen something like that. (sorry for my bad English im not a native speaker)

Turkish people are very nice with cats. Melted my heart

@TugrulOyunda1

4 жыл бұрын

ovvv thank you so much ı am feeding street cats but not ıstanbul other city ....

@MrTinpot

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

@alperencakr823

4 жыл бұрын

eyvallah ciğerim

@shejustafriend9943

3 жыл бұрын

@@alperencakr823 fhdjskdkdkdksk

@azizaaman4290

3 жыл бұрын

in islam its a act of worship to feed and care for cats! infact the prophet loved cats and treated them as if they were his own children!

When i was at high school in a literature lesson, the door was knocked silently. it was cold outside. The teacher opened and a cat sounded miaow as if it said 'can i come in?' He let the cat and the cat laid under the heater calmly. We went on the lesson. We as Turkish people generally love cats.

@ugurcabalak2646

4 жыл бұрын

@@oscen3915 teşekkürler.

@ahmetyuksel5

4 жыл бұрын

You made it dropped (döktürmüşsün yani)

@ugurcabalak2646

4 жыл бұрын

@@ahmetyuksel5 thanks bro

@baljeet7217

4 жыл бұрын

sounds awesome I would love to go to turkey, jordan and all those places one day but I live in New Zealand so I am super far away.

@aysenurtozlu7671

4 жыл бұрын

Ahmet Yuksel HAJGAISSJSJIDHDIDHIS aga en iyi ingilizce falan bu

"There are millions of them out there, we pet them all we want" -Turkish Woman

@muksimulmaad7413

3 жыл бұрын

She has a million hands to pet all the cats in the city lol

@oscak41

3 жыл бұрын

@@muksimulmaad7413 lol

@chongyuuni

3 жыл бұрын

This is literally what i want lol

@cupycup

3 жыл бұрын

Umm yes im from Turkey and i loved cats so crazy there is a out of here so cute

I spent three months in Istanbul in a very hot summer in 2018. I loved it: it's my favourite city in the world. Everywhere you went there were cats, little cat houses, food and water out. I saw hundreds of cats, it was really lovely. Thing was, the streets didn't smell and there was barely any cat poo anywhere, and, no cat urine smell - in summer, a very hot summer. It is truly something.

@leventdikmen187

Жыл бұрын

Hello from Turkey, cats are the cleanest animals in the world, they bury their poop and urine on the ground and our Prophet Muhammad (S.V.V) says Animals are mute servants of Allah, do not oppress them, and those who do not have animal love in their heart will not have human love.

Istanbul is very lucky to have citizens with good heart and caring for animals, here in Philippines, cats are treated like pest, where they hired pest control agency, to eliminate cats in their parks. I envy your country! 😭

@naejiee1952

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Filipinos prefer domisticated, well-bred pets rather than strays.

@misschocoholic2126

5 жыл бұрын

@@naejiee1952 Same in Malaysia. That's why me & a couple of my animal lover friends started to adopt strays.

@dnsjanedimalenda3634

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, very true that's why our country is not blessed, Sometimes people are really easily get stressed. 😔

@SirDinzhi

4 жыл бұрын

other countries treats stray animals with no respect

@zbardakci1

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much miss

I'm from İstanbul, moved to another city and taking care of so many strays with community. Two things, it's not just İstanbul and it's not just cats. We take care of our doggies too which are not mentioned enough in so many videos. Just wanted to let you know that our love is not limited with only cats but all whom needs our love and care.

00:10 '' ah there is my favourite soup opera''

@alialiyev6168

4 жыл бұрын

Isnt it a commercial?

The people of Istanbul are being rewarded when you see a smile on their face in the presence of a cat! Thank you Istanbul for your great kindness towards the kitties!

Foreigner: How many cats do you have in the city? Turkish people: Yes

@ruben7937

3 жыл бұрын

"How many stray cats do you have in Istanbul?" Answer: 0. They are all welcomed. The cats are not "stray", they are part of the city. They are family:)

it's true, I've went to instantly and alot of kitties roam the streets. They even have cat houses for them!

@Aykun_

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly, not really. Mostly they're just stray cats with no real means of sheltering. Atleast that's what I have seen.

@ugurcabalak2646

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aykun_ sana gore oyle olabilir ama butun istanbul için geçerli değil. Belediyelerin barinaklari var, insanlar besliyor, zarar vermiyor. Bence kediler istanbul da çok rahatlar.

@Aykun_

4 жыл бұрын

@@ugurcabalak2646 Yaşamış olduğum yerdeki köpek sürülerini görseniz ve seslerini 7/24 dibinizde duysanız sokak hayvanlarının rahat oldukları düşüncesinden bence sıyrılırsınız. Yaşamış olduğum yer Istanbul'un iyi yerlerinden birisi olmasına rağmen bu durum sadece bana kurumların sorumsuzluğunu ve eksikliğini hatırlatıyor. Burası adeta bir köpek çiftliği, kedilerin sayısı ise köpeklerin seneler önce burayı basmasıyla azaldı. Köpekler nasıl basıyor diye sorarsanız suç onlarda da değil. Sorumsuz insanların ve belediye çalışanların fazlalık stoğunu buraya atması sorun. Yanlış anlaşılmasın, hayvanları severim.

@calamityreaper7348

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aykun_ barınaktamı yaşıyosun

@Aykun_

4 жыл бұрын

@@calamityreaper7348 Barınaktayaşıyom ustam.

When i was start medical school in İstanbul University, i am very surprised. A lot of cat even in the hospital, library, classes.. Nobody disturb them. They are part of the life. Dont think just a few people love them nearly everywhere people love street animals. It was shocked me and 7 years later in İstanbul cats are my precious too now.. Just in my streets we build many tiny house for them and in the cold days i let them pass inside building with their babies. I am trying feed them regularly every week if i see any sick i take it to vet. But i never pet them in my house, because they are alive they need to be free in their life thats just my thimk. We need to do a lot of life places for street animals. And wherever you are whenever you are just respect every life, dont try rule them.

@aysegul8155

3 жыл бұрын

Where are you from??

@kungfupanda6145

3 жыл бұрын

@@aysegul8155 İstanbulda yaşıyorum.

@LaplacesShaytan

Жыл бұрын

A cat in my school had a fucking Instagram. Students vented to him.

A country that shows kindness to animals will have blessings from Heaven. Turkiye also takes that honour,love you Turkiye with all blessings.

@kapikoyli

Жыл бұрын

@@rjmtd PÇ

Love the Turkish people. Kind hearts.

Gather around people, I have a story to tell. I‘ve been in Istanbul in spring 2018 and we went in the early morning hours to one of the local mosques to pray. When I stood up for the prayer a cat 🐈 came cuddling my leg. I don‘t have pets but man that was a heart warming feeling.

Istanpurr... the capital of Cat Republic. We are only their humble servants 🐱

@zulikmalmarsidi4318

4 жыл бұрын

Cattoman Empire ( Re-quoted from others )

@raskolnikovunbaltas6708

3 жыл бұрын

Catstanbul? Hehehe

@_caracalla_

3 жыл бұрын

istanpurr is a great name indeed, my jedi sentinel friend...

@merthepsen3651

3 жыл бұрын

@@jetstream6389 Damn, that comment is an undiscovered gem :D

In a few years, I'm going to learn some Turkish, and I'm going to take a trip to Istanbul. Drink some coffee. Pet some cats.

@suaterdogan7614

4 жыл бұрын

i have a coffee shop in istanbul (coffee inspace, yeşilköy place) and there are a lot of cat in my cafe. i'll waiting you :))

@bulentbayarslan6830

4 жыл бұрын

You should to visit the Tombili statue

@gulfilizdevecioglu4074

4 жыл бұрын

you dont have to pet them..they ll jump onto your lap probabl...we spoiled them...

@yok3847

3 жыл бұрын

Actually ı can help you 😁

@detective2272

3 жыл бұрын

@@gulfilizdevecioglu4074 onlar kucağa atlamıyoki ben hiç görmedim İstanbulda hayatımda

damn i wish i live in istanbul so i can pet every single cat everyday 😂

@SysTMErroR1

7 жыл бұрын

Our Young Comics Project Some of them are not people-friendly

@ms.g5009

7 жыл бұрын

Our Young Comics Project I was just in Istanbul and I would say 99% of them are friendly especially when you have bologna to feed them. lol

@aygun4818

5 жыл бұрын

@@SysTMErroR1 Turkish people really friendly you say lie

@janlucid9799

5 жыл бұрын

@@SysTMErroR1 how do you know this mr. stereotype ?

@turkishlens

5 жыл бұрын

Everyday Cats Day in Istanbul ❤️

i have a big respect for turks now for that reason.

The cats are also in schools libraries theaters businessmeetings 😁 Everywhere

@javanycticebus

5 жыл бұрын

Whatttt lololol

@trafkgaming7604

4 жыл бұрын

we were feeding 5 cats in our school xd so thats true

@jenimarai1906

4 жыл бұрын

Including Doing a Ramp Walk in FASHION SHOW..

@poffydaisy5134

4 жыл бұрын

Some randomass kitten came up to me at school lmao

@omieroncup

4 жыл бұрын

@@javanycticebus There is an animal shelter in my school garden. We feed 10-12 cats, 2 dogs with 4 puppies and nearly 6 chickens. Also there's a sheep we called 'Mıcır'. Our school helps us to take care of them. We donate money, buy foods and toys for them. Our principal loves them too! Sometimes, during spring or fall, he came school with his dog Şila. We take our classes with cats in winter. Our school library has a place for cats too, to be honest.

Not actually only cats. We care of dogs, birds, hedgehogs, squirrels, lets say all animals.. I can make a quick summary of why we care of animals too much. Mercy. Which feeds itself from our roots. In Turkish roots, even before religion of islam, horses, wolves and dogs were the best friend of the Turks.They hunted together, protected and carried each other. They lived together, fought together and died together, bond grew and tied strongly with in the hearts of our roots. Eventually, this created the idea of respect to the nature and protect its living life which turns into mercy at the present time. I am not saying that we are perfectly doing it but at least we try to do our best. And definitly cats get the best benefits.

@vetiverose128

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. It's great that u guys care for the stray dogs as well, unlike other muslim countries.

@dilarandan1978

4 жыл бұрын

In Islam, kindness towards animals i.e. is seen as important. If you can't bring up kindness and mercy towards a creature, you're not worthy to be called a Muslim or even a human

@gulfilizdevecioglu4074

4 жыл бұрын

@@vetiverose128 Allah ordered: to protect every living creature which "breathing".

@mirosdos8358

4 жыл бұрын

@@vetiverose128 we are a muslim country but most people dont really pratic the religion nor believe it and most youngster these days are atheist haha

@freshmoistfrog8417

3 жыл бұрын

😲

An animal loving community/country is paradise to me. I dream of visiting Istanbul someday where I don't have to worry about seeing or hearing about animal abuse. God bless Istanbul.

Turkey is really something, eh. From their gorgeous scenery and natures, amazing culture, beautiful language, full of kind, nice, lovely animal lovers.. ❤️🌷 bless them 🌹

Love the people of Turkey from India, you kept the humanity alive, as a cat lover, I really want to visit Istanbul... 🇮🇳💖🇹🇷

in the city where i went college, there was a cafe full of cats where you can drink your coffee and pet lots of cats. The cafe would also let you adopt one. (Eskisehir, turkey)

@ilmrahil

4 жыл бұрын

"Cafe de kedi" was the name. But it has closed years ago. They couldnt handle the expense of more than 15 cats. I used to play go with my frends in that caffee. (as much as cats allow us to play:)

@fatihaksu1830

4 жыл бұрын

Now i'm literally sitting in that cafe. What a coincidense

Imagine an entire country where it is culturally acceptable to be a crazy cat lady. Turkey is my favorite kind of country. 💗

@hansaisho7868

3 жыл бұрын

Crazy cat ladies are everywhere in Turkey haha. In streets you can see middle aged ladies with plastic bags full of cat food in her hands and there is a cat army following her :D

@cattkin6732

Жыл бұрын

@@hansaisho7868 hahaha that's so true

The people of Istanbul are so wonderful to cats! I love that!❤

@kapikoyli

Жыл бұрын

@@rjmtd Yalancı Yvşk

@neturevbuturev1626

Жыл бұрын

@@kapikoyliçok sakin bir insana benziyorsun

Yall this is so true I've been to Istanbul many times the way they treat cats and the way cats love people is just amazing

We can all learn from these kind-hearted, caring folks of Istanbul when it comes to living alongside with cats in the same city. We love this quote - without cats, Istanbul would lose a part of its soul.

Actually in Istanbul, we dont see them as STREET cats, its normal.The cats owned by someone, which is rare ,are home cats and others are regular cats tho.

@lauraraisha7974

3 жыл бұрын

thats so cool. i actually want to let my cat's out but the people here sometime even eat cats meat and they think cats as a pest so sometime they will poison them 😓

@Paxicology

3 жыл бұрын

Nice comment

@AnasSuhaimi

3 жыл бұрын

Same in Malaysia, the concept of "pet" cats is actually a new concept. In the olden days cats (and also "regular" chicken, as in not the pretty breed chicken like the Serama) come and go. Whichever that lingers and become a regular, that's what we consider "pet" (read: household member), but in the same time they're free to roam and leave. We'll miss them, but we accept the fact that we don't own them.

Other countries: *cat cafe exists" Istanbul: "Hold my whiskas!"

there is a whatsapp group in my parent's neighbourhood for cat feeding. in the same group there are leftists seculars, conservatives, islamists, liberals. these people normally cannot stand to see each other's faces for a couple minutes, but their conversations in the group : brother i put the water on bla bla sokak but food is not enough, sister i am going to add now, uncle i ll take the babies to vet today after work =) funny , absurd Istanbul.

@trashAndNoStar

3 жыл бұрын

It’s lovely though. We all need a little break and universal kindness (and cats) in this crazy world.

@daverock1079

3 жыл бұрын

This is how it should be actually.

@Fae-Fey

3 жыл бұрын

Cats unites humanity

@peewwee7427

3 жыл бұрын

@@daverock1079 i voted for Biden, what do you think about it? Do you respect my vote?

@FiensZy

3 жыл бұрын

@@peewwee7427 I vote Biden too even though I'm not an adult yet and not from the USA

Beautiful people taking care of these cats. 🐈❤️ love cats and even more reason to visit Istanbul 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈❤️!!!

Happiest place on earth for Evey animals .I really really respect .

I live in turkey and when I was in high school, cats were allowed in and sleep under heaters in the winter, and every morning, without exception, dogs were waiting for us to love them at the entrance gate

Cats are like a really important part of Turkey.

@nsaa7480

3 жыл бұрын

U r right

@beratoner7094

3 жыл бұрын

İndeed.

@imnotdied1218

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! you are right! I am from turkey and i know it very well. I2m not from istanbul but my uncle lives here! ı hope i can travel istanbul too!(Idk english so much but i'm trying my best )

You can bet there are virtually no rats / mice around there too :)

@kaanosphere

7 жыл бұрын

Hathur only sewers. Maybe deep basements.

@symartin45

5 жыл бұрын

No cats means more rats; more rats means, diseases; disease kills people. We know rats are carriers of plague.

@peytonlutz1

5 жыл бұрын

Take these cats to Deshnoke, which is known as the city of rats

@cemonder4165

5 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. I grew up in one of the densest neighborhoods of Istanbul, called Cihangir, known for its abundance of cats. Too many households on a very small surface area. The first time I saw mice or rats either on street or in houses was when I moved to the US at the age of 18. Same with roaches. Still baffles me to this day how the major US cities have these pest problems when its extremely rare in a city like Istanbul where 20 million people are densely packed to deal with a current mice or roach problem.

@ofsevim

5 жыл бұрын

In recent years, everyone started to put cat food in front of their doors. The cats began to become lazy. They don't care about hunting rats. There is no big trouble with rats but still situation is not like old times. Sometimes I see mice on streets at night time.

People of Istanbul: *pet every cats on the road*

@asuman6676

4 жыл бұрын

we pet dogs too. every street has pack of dogs. they are numbered 3 to 5 dogs and they can be pretty suspicious when they see someone unfamiliar. And most amazing thing that always amazes me; they can understand who is bad and who is good. It is common thing that thieves and burglars always gets attacked by the dogs and they won't get away easily. Either they just ran away or getting bruttaly attacked. Real story.

@deleteduser8652

4 жыл бұрын

now:DoN'T tOucH dA aNiMaLs

@ihaveapjoobsession

3 жыл бұрын

So true. When I was going to my writing lessons or school, I remember that I would see so many cats and they all seemed to love me and I had no complaints. I probably named thousands of cats in two years...

Beautiful people with big hearts 💖

Tokyo has Cat Cafés Istanbul has Human Cafés

Kedi sevilmezmi çok tatlı ve oyuncu zeki canlılar hepsinin aynı insanlar gibi ayrı bir karakteri ve kişiliği var hele yavru kediler dünya tatlısı tontonlar

Istanbul is blessed . Cats are free and people take good care of them.

Kedi is my adorable story, it watched very often melted my heart, Many hugs and kisses from Hungary to all beautiful Istanbul kittens

they are not captives, they are fellow citizens. The documentary is really worth watching. It has so many layers to it

This is the best thing I've ever seen at your videos the people in that city/country are Soo responsible

God bless the people of Istanbul for taking care of these beautiful cats!!

I was in Istanbul yesterday, I was eating toast and a cat showed up , She is like: You didn't think you can eat it alone, didn't you? And I just give her a piece. Istanbul is a cat empire. I live in Çorlu, it is close to Istanbul. In here there is cats and dogs too, but not much as Istanbul's. If you a cat lover, you should definetly see the Istanbul. (But you should handle the traffic and crowded first.) Love from Turkey. ❣

There is so much we can learn and apply to so many facets of life from this example. Rock on, Istanbul. You guys are definitely doing something right. It’s a beautiful thing.

@emurlayasan8967

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother.

Not only cats also dogs and birds there were even special birdhouses made from stone and with verry details there was even a foundation for Storks! I am proud of my country and my history 🥰🇹🇷

@ravindranathsinha4580

3 жыл бұрын

We thank you all on their behalf ☺

@borntoplayfreefire751

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the Ottomans established gurabkhane 'stork hospitals' in the ottoman lands for the migratory birds

Dogs and cats live freely around us. Ofcourse there are bad humans out there somewhere. But most of us loves animals. I have friendship with a dog. I meet with him at bus stop every single morning. When i feel sad, he came to my near to sit next to me. Most of us love animals in Turkey, not just İstanbul. Peace 😊

This is so sweet and touching. Bless their hearts. And I hope they are doing the same to the stray dogs

@flawless8709

3 жыл бұрын

yes we treat stray dogs the same :)

@emurlayasan8967

Жыл бұрын

Evet. Sadece kediler değil, köpekler kuşlar hepsi ile genel olarak ilgileniriz. İstanbula gelirseniz bir sürü mutlu ve şişman köpek göreceksiniz.

You should watch this doc with your family :) Last year I watched it with mom and we were like 'auuvv' in every part of the doc. Its so cute and emotional 😊

@fromchopin

5 жыл бұрын

Dilara Ray pretty profile pic 😊

I live in Istanbul and pet cats every single day Seriously ! My mom does not like cats and claims shes allergic but shes not and gives them food every day! And i play with them after school i named two of the Nutella and Mutella Nutella went lost :((

@handeselamoglu5873

5 жыл бұрын

Nutellayı anladımda Mutella ne 😂

@ofsevim

5 жыл бұрын

I hope Nutella had came back

@trafkgaming7604

4 жыл бұрын

they have a mission codenamed "istanbul" ! so don't worry :) they will be right back.

@TugrulOyunda1

4 жыл бұрын

Names are perfect I worry for your lost :( greetings and loves

@alpborakirte801

4 жыл бұрын

cherry cake msp did you find Nutella?

What a sweet community :)

@yok3847

3 жыл бұрын

Turk peoples love everything out of each other xd

Istanbul people are really kind hearted!! Happy to watch this video!! kindness still exists.💓❤️

İts really everyones duty to feed them here in turkey,, no written rules of course,, we assume kids and stray animals as a gift from God, this is anatolian style, you should do Your best for Your and everyones chlldren and stray animals Of course we have ill minds like in all countries,,, no matter strong Side should protect and be with weak side among people, stray animals, human, ,,

@talialee6364

4 жыл бұрын

It's Turkish style not aNaToLiAn!

@merve6482

4 жыл бұрын

@Ira Ren yeah it's not true

@maiali6214

4 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful conviction! Much appreciation and prayers from Pakistan

@daverock1079

3 жыл бұрын

@BitCHPlease You can’t tell that in percentages, but Turkey is a multicultural country by history. Therefore you can find many people with Roman (not Greek!) or Balkan origin.

@daverock1079

3 жыл бұрын

Those ill minds wouldn’t dare to act like that in public life. Those cowards do their coward acts at night where nobody can see them. In broad daylight they would get smashed by other people.

Save all the kitties!

Such a wholesome thing for a huge group of people living together to agree on ♡

I'm Turkish and when i was going to middle school a cat came to school and lived there and one day she gave birth to 6 kittens. The school didn't turn off the radiators when its night just to keep the kittens warm. I remember the kittens and their mother was waiting at stairs for students to pet them.

I have watched the whole documentary, it is available on KZread as well. Beautiful inspiring stories. Cats are very unique animals, they have been underestimated and wrongly judged, I learned this after I adopted my little black baby cat. So much affection so much play and they are really smart and have strong 6th senses. They are greateful and teaching me how to be patient and forgiving as well. Best animals :)

I bet they don't have a big rat problem in Turkey like it happens in New York city.

@nursenaokur6048

5 жыл бұрын

I saw 2 rats in my 20 years of life, its like they don't exist Edit:live in turkey obviously

@cemonder4165

5 жыл бұрын

None. And its crazy because Istanbul is as densely packed as NYC but at the same time so much older. The sewage system is older, the buildings are older, the first time I saw a mouse or a rat was when I moved to the US. Same with roaches.

@zbardakci1

4 жыл бұрын

Ya bet we don't we never even see one

@warrobotsazuredragon4791

4 жыл бұрын

Idk if having cats in NYC and treating them nice will solve the rat problem. NYC is super busy and I believe rats are mostly in the subway but if you let cats try to catch them they'll get hurt when trains come

@emre666

4 жыл бұрын

caracal fast not really because are street cats are way too spoiled and lazy for hunting

For the people who are curious about well-being of the stray cats, they are pretty much in good condition. Cats are domesticated in Fertile Crescent, which is partly in Turkey, almost 10.000 years ago. Thus, people are used to seeing cats in everywhere throughout countless civilizations. Consequently, Turkish people are quite considerate in terms of stray cats. For instance, in the district of Besiktas, people leave Royal Canin cat food on the streets. People including my mother buy extra chicken parts to boil and give it to strays everyday. Municipalities have vets constantly checking stray animals (fixing them, curing for fleas, parasites, injuries and so on), which is completely free. When it is possible to hail, people make sturdy cat houses and leave on streets just in case. Taking care of stray animals is considered as an unofficial common duty among Turkish people; so, the stray animals are more human-oriented and affectionate in here.

Who ever dislikes this video has no soul...and I am not talking about gingers! I'm one my self

@TheKatherina44

6 жыл бұрын

Zarlev za var tabi olom

@o.429

6 жыл бұрын

Pour some cute kittens on those people.

@MustafaAtacc

4 жыл бұрын

It reminds me one episode of South Park about gingers

@atillathehun8831

4 жыл бұрын

Turkophobic people

@atillathehun8831

3 жыл бұрын

@Kdrgrpkdrgrp No,I was just talking about people who dislike as they see the name "turkey"

Muito lindo! País maravilhoso com pessoas maravilhosas 💕

Thank you people of Istanbul and Turkey!

*Greetings from Turkey The Dodo. I'm taking videos of stray cats. I have 235 videos. I take them to the vet and build cat houses :)*

literally, i have never heard of any person saying anything bad after visiting turkey

Our philosophy teacher is obsessed with cats. She feeds tousands of them, she collects money from us to buy food and even if you take care of an animal you can have good marks on her lesson. She is the best teacher ever. I love her and cats so much.

What an amazing place to live 😻. You guys are so civilized in this respect. Would love to see the same all over the world. Love you guys 😻❤️

Turks: Takes Care The Felines Aussies: Declare Wars on The Felines

@nomnomxddd8157

4 жыл бұрын

I'm half Turkish half Aussie and i can confirm that ferals are not the first animals we declare war on

@billylauwda9178

4 жыл бұрын

@@nomnomxddd8157 *Emu War flash back*

@shogunchanell5394

3 жыл бұрын

Well,cats are not nativr to Australia and pose a grave danger for the natural fauna

@ArariaKAgelessTraveller

3 жыл бұрын

@@shogunchanell5394 when the natural fauna is more of grave danger to human lol

@shogunchanell5394

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArariaKAgelessTraveller ?

This movie was great, love kedi

I've always wanted to visit Istambul for its rich history and culture, but now I simply must visit the place.

Without cats, İstanbul would loose its soul. They are everywhere. When you eat something at the restaurant, when you make barbecue in the garden ..they will be very close and waiting for their share.

I go to a high school in İstanbul. we have a couple cats and they literally take classes with us, wandering around the library while we study. they're so cute and everybody loves them. I'm looking forward to graduating with them :)

so beautiful They make the people happy

Im going to Istanbul next year and now I cant wait!

@yok3847

3 жыл бұрын

İt looks like you can 't visit because of corona 😁

If there is a place that I would like to visit, Istanbul would be on my list. Thank you so much. 🥰

What beautiful souls live in Istanbul and what a sweet approach to what many people would consider to be a problem. If they all love and care for so many cats...they have loving hearts.

0:41 Cat : bruh why ain't you petting (^._.^)ﾉ

I'm from Turkey and this is not only for istanbul. You can find it in every city. If you will visit Turkey ,call me 😁♥️🇹🇷

God bless you, Turki😊😊

Pity that I moved from Istanbul the city that I grew up, 2 years ago and went abroad. Just a couple of times me and my son saw a cat in the street both of us went crazy and ran behind them... 🙀 Me and my son really miss u Istanbul :(

Here’s some of my favorite cat stories as a local: - my mom is a teacher and her school had a cat who liked to walk in and out of classrooms, sleep at teacher’s desks and listen to lectures. One year they gave her a “honorary cat school diploma” and she attended the graduation ceremony. - we lived in a basement apartment when I was little. We used to keep the windows open in the summer so naturally it was common for me to just walk into my bedroom and find a strange cat sleeping in my bed. - each subway/ferry station have their own cats. If you frequent the Istanbul public transportation you will get to know them pretty soon. - we have celebrity cats as mentioned in the video. One of them even has a statue dedicated to him. and lastly, it’s not just cats! We take care of our dogs, birds and squirrels too :)

In my 22 year life time, I met so many cats and dogs. To make their memory forever I want to thank; Poseidon, Ares, İsis, Boncuk, Hestia, Turşu, İri göz, Tükürük, Gollum, Apollon, Bay Miyav, Katarakt, Anne, Isırık, Korsan, Tükürük, Morpheus, Gofret, Sarı, Minerva, Sfenks, Lila, Fındık, Fıstık, Benekli, Kuyruksuz, Hades, Badem, Leblebi, Lime, Karakız, Ceviz, Aşil, Tarot, Ginger, and other cats/dogs and birds I met because they made my life more enjoyable and better. And lastly my dog Püskül for keeping an eye on me for 13 years. And I just wanted to say I am against romanticizing cats/dogs being stray. You only see the cats who live around good neighborhoods. This is not the whole of İstanbul. I live in a pretty elite neighborhood but I see a lot of people who don't want cats/dogs around them and throwing our cat/dog food plates/houses. We want animal rights. We want it now. If you kill one of these beauties it's not a crime for our government, it's totally fine. They see our pets as our property. Not as a family member as we see. They see stray animals as nothing even. Not like we see them as our neighborhoods' souls. Our government keeps promising there will be animal laws. But where are they? It's been years! If you want to do something that will help you only, it takes one day to make the law so why it is taking so long? We only want fair punishments for killing or hurting animals. My dog was my brother. My dog has no difference from your human brother in my eyes, so I want fair punishment. I thought some serious things should be talked about here too. It's not all black and white.

@chowchow4642

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh moment öyle bir andır ki uzun akıcı ve bilgilendirici bir yorum yazarsın ama insanlar suyu çıkmış copy paste memelere like atmaya devam eder

Ok, so this made my ENTIRE day. Thank you 😽!

I've seen this in Istanbul when I visited, cats just about everywhere, but loved and respected alot while enjoying their utmost safety and freedom of roaming.

I've been very blessed having had the opportunity in Aug 1990 to visit Paris, Rome, Amsterdam - Netherlands, Oslo - Norway, Copenhagen - Denmark, Munich - Germany, and Salzberg - Austria. But Unfortunately I have yet to have the privilege of visiting Istanbul. I want to go for the interesting convergence of eastern "Muslim" and western "Christian" cultures, and of course the Cats. I hope to go some day soon. Thank you.

Both of Japan and Turkish adore cat's so much as a cat person both of these country's my favourite now

how lovely what a kind thing to do xx

ahh I'm touched with these kind of people. Keep it up and I wish every person do this to all kinds of animals. They depend on us. I'm doing the same with stray cats here.

İts great to see this vid. Coz it gets easier to tell people,to tell that animals in İstanbul and in turkey are living beside us since centuries. We have bird homes on mosque walls,we have Cat homes,we walk with dogs on the streets every day. And mostly,our life style orders us to respect and love animals. Tx 4 the vid.