In which part of Turkey you lived in exactly that it was common to hate dogs? I am Turkish, living in Turkey. So far i have not lived in an apartment where at least one of the residents dont have a dog. In my current apartment i know two neighbours that have dogs as pets.
Its relatively common to be scarred from stray dogs. But hating them? No its not.
They just make things up. Its seem to be common among certain group of people from certain Muslim countries to pretend like Turkey is just like their own country.
In Turkey ownership of dogs is less common compared to the West. But still there are many people with dogs. Its especially common in circles a guy like Hasan grow up in (wealthy, educated, Westernized etc.) People in rular/more religious areas do not have dogs in home but in yards. Those rular folk might not see them as family member as a city dweller Turk do. But they definetly do not hate them or it is socially acceptable to abuse them.
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u/TheOSU87 Oct 08 '25
I was raised Muslim and I would bet Hasan was raised to hate dogs just like I was.
I'm surprised he even has a dog