Istanbul Loves Cats

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Joe Parkinson, Why Istanbul Should be Called Catstantinople; Turkish city can't quit delighting in felines; 'Like being a cow in India.' Wall Street Journal, Aug 19, 2015 (front page)
(" 'Being a cat in Istanbul is like being a cow in India,' said Sibel Resimci, a musician and confessed cat junkie who says her husband often walks nearly 2 miles to work rather than disturb street cats sleeping on his moped. 'For generations, they've had a special place in the city's soul' ")

My comment:
(a) There is no need to read the rest, unless you are a cat lover.
(b) Japan has a dozen "cat islands 猫の島," one of which is Aoshima (愛媛県大洲市、瀬戸内海の海上) 青島 with 15 islanders and more than 100 cats.

Ōzu, Ehime  愛媛県 大洲市
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōzu,_Ehime

The first speck of island (purple, the same color of the city) right on top of (north of) the city is Aoshima, according ot the map of a ja.wikipedia.org page for that island.
(c) names of Istanbul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Istanbul