I live in Istanbul and the number of cats here is staggering. There are about 3 parks within a 5 minute walk of my apartment where you can sit down, and within a few minutes you will have at least 5 kittens on your lap. It's great, except at night when the female cats are in heat. It's pretty loud. On an unrelated note, the person that runs the cat refuge in Cihangir, Hilary Sable, is my coworker! We work together at an English school here in Istanbul. Small world!
i love it! when i lived in israel there was one cat in particular that used to hang out around our lodging and was brazen enough to walk into people's rooms as she saw fit. the first time i ever heard a cat in heat was in jordan. i thought someone was getting murdered...
So I take it Istanbul doesn't have a pigeon problem?I live in Istanbul and the number of cats here is staggering. There are about 3 parks within a 5 minute walk of my apartment where you can sit down, and within a few minutes you will have at least 5 kittens on your lap.
the massive cat population in the mediterranean is due to British colonialism! the brits brought cats to deal with rats and now there are cats everywhere
I love Mediterranean cats. Most cats give zero fucks but these cats give negative fucks. How long are you in Turkey for? I'm looking into adding a day or two long trip to the end of my trip to Israel in the winter but I'm not sure that's enough time.
oy yeah it's probably slow going right now trying to get into Greece... is it worth going for only a day or two or should i hold off until i can dedicate more time to it?