It's not the first time we've featured cats of Istanbul here on Traveling Cats. You may remember the famous Hagia Sophia cat, the many street cats of Istanbul, the cat of the Blue Mosque, and the cats of the Kaktus Café.
Istanbul is indeed teeming with cats. You're literally flanked by felines wherever you go, most of them well-fed and clean.
And if you ever go to Istanbul, remember the famous saying: "If you hurt a cat, you need to build a mosque to be forgiven by God."
Now some of those made us chuckle. Have a fabulous Friday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
Fantastic shots. I love the framing of the first one. The one with the palace in the background is an amazing composition. And of course, the third one is just silly-goofy.
ReplyDeleteThat first one is so great lol.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, all of them!
ReplyDeleteWhat Beautful Cats! We are so glad Istanbul is good to it's Feline Cats!
ReplyDeleteYour TX furiends,
Samantha & Mom
Hehe! I love the picture of the cat stuck in the rail. And the first one...it looks like he's saying, "Peek-a-boo!" :P
ReplyDeleteEvery picture is beautiful. The 2nd picture is interesting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cat photos, they are so cute.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like I should be living in Istanbul, haha. I LOVE cats!
ReplyDeletehaha this is so adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo fun, meow! Makes me miss my kitty...
ReplyDeleteMy niece visited Istanbul last summer and was amazed at all the cats. She said I would be in heaven there. No doubt!
ReplyDeleteHa! I love this. I was surprised at the amount of wandering cats we saw while in Europe.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, these photos are AMAZING!! Each one is perfect! My favorites are the cat stalking the large bird, stuck in a rail, washing up in front of the Taj Mahal, and sleeping in front of the bakery. Each one would make a great postcard.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos! I really love the third one, looks like an advertising ;)
ReplyDeletemeowloz two everee one in Istanbul frum all oh uz in TT !!
ReplyDeletehappee heartz day oh love two everee one N heerz two a topminnow & trumpetfish kinda week oh end ♥♥♥
Their cute is showing everywhere!
ReplyDeleteEvery picture made me smile!
ReplyDeleteWow they awe sum purrretty comical kitties.
ReplyDeleteLuv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
My sister has visited Istanbul and she mentioned all of the cats.
ReplyDeleteThose are all great photos. All the cats look so engaging.
ReplyDeleteWow all the photos are really beautiful! I especially like the second one with a kitty and a bird! I'd love to visit Istanbul some day!
ReplyDeleteWhat GREAT photos!!!! These cats all look very content that's for sure!
ReplyDeletePam
love the first and third one
ReplyDeletehappy valentine to you, too :-)
Je suis allée à Istanbul ... et il y a effectivement beaucoup de chats !
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Happy Meowy-tine’s Day – Purrs from the Zee and Zoey Gang!
Adorable, fun and beautiful photography of the cute cats!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend to you,
artmusedog and carol
I think those photographs are brilliant Vanessa. You'd get some great cat pictures in Skiathos.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!
ReplyDeleteHave a happy Valentines Day!
Noodle and crew
They are amazing. My heart goes out to each and every one!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad they're well taken care of! Istanbul sure has a lot of beautiful kitties! These are wonderful pictures! Happy Valentine's Day!!
ReplyDeleteThese are all fantastic! Especially love the first one. Happy Valentines to all of you kitties. Hope you have homes and love to go to ~Rascal and Rocco
ReplyDeleteWhat great pictures! That cat better watch out for that bird!
ReplyDeleteIstanbul is on my bucket list!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I took a lot of pictures like this when I was in Rome, they have TONS of cats there.
ReplyDeleteWhat pawsome pics! Happy Valentine’s Day!
ReplyDeleteLove that first shot. It's like a kitty photobomb! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Day!
What gorgeous photos! Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteCute shots. Some of images make me smile :D
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos! Love that quote too -- wish everyone felt that way!!!
ReplyDeleteHello!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog! I just followed yours via gfc, I hope you follow back, but even if you don't, we 'll keep in touch beause I looooooove cats!!! (So, you won't get rid of me that easy!!!)
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Have a nice week, sweetheart!
Joanna from http://syros2js.blogspot.com
It's always nice to see some variety in cats. Sometimes you forget there are actually a lot of different breeds and some of those really stood at as breeds I've rarely seen, if ever.
ReplyDeleteGosh I just can't get enough of those furry faces :)
ReplyDeleteYou see how plump that cat is below the cook!
ReplyDeleteOh, such handsome fellas!
ReplyDeletethe tabby sitting sideways looks like my girlfriend Crepes!
ReplyDeletehahaha!!!! Love this set of photos!
ReplyDeleteღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
So many funposes from so many feline characters. adore the one hanging over the sign.
ReplyDeleteWat zijn ze lief allemaal. Mooie foto's ook week. Ik kan me helemaal vinden in het gezegde van Turkije :) Fijne dag nog :) <3
ReplyDeleteI love these cats so much! Great photos ;o)
ReplyDeleteLove the one on the third photo, cats can get into the funniest positions.
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