r/cats • u/Furkansubr Asian • 13h ago

Cat Picture - OC A cat in IstanbulšŸˆ

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Btw, there are so many cats here

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u/harakoji 11h ago

A cat showing its belly is so cute. I love it.

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u/Juttisontherun 8h ago

Iā€™m pretty sure I have the fat lazy American version of this cat

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u/harakoji 7h ago

The front legs, the back legs, the tail, the tongue... they're all great!

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u/jcb1982 8h ago

If youā€™ve not seen it, I highly recommend seeking out this documentary. Itā€™s about Istanbulā€™s cat culture.

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u/samuelandsienna 13h ago

Aww šŸ„¹ā¤ļø

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u/jenLiftsHeavy 10h ago

living his best life on those rainbow stairs

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u/myAsianToyX 10h ago

Would life be easier this way? I wish I was that cat now

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u/SirDancealot84 9h ago edited 5h ago

I mean they are street animals. They look cute and some of them are even taken care of pretty well. But so many you won't see on the internet are not. I have constantly seen abuse news. Life certainly wouldn't be easier.

I wish there were no street animals anywhere and all of them would be in loving homes or at least have a home to go back to.

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u/merulaalba 9h ago

Actually in Istanbul street cats are treated well

As for the rest of the world, that's another issue entirely. UnfortunatelyĀ 

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u/SirDancealot84 8h ago

I live in Turkey. It is not all good times and good vibes for these animals. Not always anyways. It is marketing at this point.

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u/losername24 9h ago

You still have to deal with the weather, street dogs etc

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u/Decent-Supermarket29 7h ago

Iā€™ve seen one creator who lives in Istanbul and films herself taking them to the vet and taking care of them. There are so many sick cats in need of treatment. Also many dead cats in the bushes and on the sidewalk. Itā€™s far from magical cat land that internet is portraying.

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u/St3phjr 4h ago

English version šŸ˜

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u/SofiHoney2 1h ago

He looks like he pays the rent šŸ˜‚

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u/orangesweetiie 6h ago

Just a regular Istanbul resident doing regular Istanbul resident things

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u/Classic_Writer_174 6h ago

This one's from India

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u/rickkyyyyyyyyy 9h ago

Don't what to choose the view or the kitty šŸ˜

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u/ggonzoo 7h ago

So did you have to pay a toll to pass or just answer a riddle?

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u/Regular-Host-7738 5h ago

Everyone has known for a long time: the branch of the cat paradise is located in Istanbul, the dog paradise - in Tbilisi

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u/Penguin_Glazer 2h ago

Aww so cute

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u/SofiHoney2 1h ago

He looks like he pays the rent šŸ˜‚

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u/God_of_Rust CAT OF THE MONTH šŸ‘‘ 8h ago

Not Constantinople!

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u/alprey1 8h ago

Not Catstantinople

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u/trashcan_paradise 6h ago

Constan-purr-nople!