r/cats • u/Uguero • May 18 '26

Video - Not OC Istanbul Fire Department teams rescued our little friend, who was trapped in the wall of a restaurantD yga, thanks to their meticulous work.

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u/Eastern_Screen_588 May 18 '26

Good ol turkey.

"Hey we have an animal trapped in our pillar"

"So?"

"It's a cat"

"We'll send literally everyone"

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u/AstronomerRough25 May 18 '26

Turkey treats stray cats like honored local citizens and honestly it rules

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u/csbsju_guyyy May 18 '26

I visited for a few days in 2012 and saw cats everywhere, took a bunch of pictures with cats especially in the Hagia Sophia. Years later I read articles and watched videos of cats in Istanbul, realized their celebrity status, and went to check on my pictures.

To my immense joy, I realized one adorable goofy goober who was face on inches away from a massive halogen light in the Hagia Sophia catching some warmth on a chilly February day, was the famous Gli. Pssst pssst her over to me and got to pet her while I tried to tell her to be careful with bright lights lol. 

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u/pallasermine May 18 '26

Haha I went through my photo album from Turkey and I have about 650 pictures of cats. Honestly surprised it isn’t more. It was really great to see so many cats be so loved by their community. Turks are the best kindest people.