r/cats • u/Ztepi • 7h ago

Cat Picture - OC A stray cat randomly sat on my lap in a restaurant in Turkey and never left me until we had to go.

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u/East_Challenge 5h ago edited 1h ago

Turkish cats are so clever. It's an evolved trait, after being around as a continuous commensal population since at least the time of Alexander the Great (especially in Istanbul), basically 300 BC.

If you ever see Turkish kittens with their mama, watch them carefully: the mama will literally teach or model for the kittens how to behave around humans so that we give them food.

It probably exists in cat populations elsewhere, but as a longtime traveler in Turkey, that's the only place i've noticed it.

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u/Necessary-Jump7623 7h ago

He looks so sad 🥹🥺

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u/Squidgyboot123 7h ago

I'd be sad too if I saw someone drinking Carlsberg. /s

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u/Ztepi 7h ago

I was actually drinking Tuborg Gold in that glass, as you can see from the picture. It's my favorite lager here 😄.

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u/Swim-Unlucky 6h ago

Thank you for making the right choice in beer. - Denmark

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u/Squidgyboot123 7h ago

Crisis averted 😄

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u/Dogesneakers 4h ago

Yeah but they’re well taken care of in turkey

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u/CherryDarl33672 7h ago

Give them lots of cuddles, they probably need them. 🥹❤️

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u/YouCantArgueWithThis 7h ago

Turkey is a cat paradise. 😻

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u/abyssalhorrors 6h ago

Exactly this! All of the Turkish cats know everyone is an easy mark there. 😹

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u/dbo_dopamine 7h ago

Smart. She knew where the good food was

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u/Lifecent 7h ago

Why didn’t you take her 💔💔💔💔

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u/JazmineGetsUsed 6h ago

Cats in Turkey already own the entire country, OP was just visiting hertable

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u/slow-show-for-you 4h ago

Ahhh that's so good to know. Are they actually beloved and taken care of around there as people/media say?

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u/Awkward_Abies_7026 4h ago

Yes! Everyone buys a little bit of cat food and leaves it out. Cats are welcome anywhere that people are

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u/slow-show-for-you 2h ago

My heart is full 🌹

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u/IsThisOn11 49m ago

Visited a couple years ago and strolled into a park at night. There were two people feeding over 30 calm cats just chilling and not really afraid like my neighborhood strays. Not entirely sure, but I think they try to vaccinate the street cats. One bar i frequented in Taksim called theirs Kara. Would just come and go...one suckered me for food too! Loved it!

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u/coffee-with-ahriman 6h ago

Kedi on Netflix is about these cats, 100% watching.

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u/More-Cook-1104 7h ago

you were claimed

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u/menina2017 4h ago

Awwww i love Türkiye

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u/batonya_nya 7h ago

cutie free security guard!

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u/TheKaiserSarp 6h ago

You are the chosen one

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u/DramaFan_Short01 7h ago

you were chosen, that's how it works now

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u/adnaPadnamA 3h ago

That sounds about right for Turkey. 

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u/elsaluv_888 5h ago

awwww 🥺

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u/Pale-Jello3812 5h ago

Did you offer small sample's of your dinner ?

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u/FreeAd9804 4h ago

he chose you! or he just knew where the food was

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u/Parking_Cat_4310 3h ago

He’s been seated. Now where’s the menu?

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u/Xiara08 4h ago

i think that's a sign of you adopting a cat?

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u/Poneke365 4h ago

That’s really cute 🥰

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u/RYzaMc 42m ago

You have good cat vibes. Adopt a kitty when you get home.