A “chauffeur-driven” Istanbul cat has received an outpouring of affection after footage of the feline sitting on the bonnet of a moving car surfaced on social media. The video was captured by an onlooker and shared on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) with the captions ‘Cats of Istanbul’ and ‘Cats’ favourite city’. The […]
A former senior British diplomat who served in the Middle East will give a special talk at the Yunus Emre Institute, tracing through history how a hunting hound known as the Saluki came to feature in the cultural heritage of the Middle East. Sir Terence Clark, who served in many parts of the Middle East […]
A new film about a trio of canine outcasts gives a fascinating dog’s eye view of Istanbul as they roam freely across the city’s streets in search of food, shelter and adventure. Shot at dog-high level, this intimate portrait allows us to explore life in Turkey’s great metropolis through the eyes and ears of Zeytin, […]
There has been no shortage of strange scenes of animals around the world running amok during the coronavirus pandemic, as nature seeks to assert itself into spaces abandoned by humans during the lockdown. Cameras have captured thousands of flamingos gathering by Mumbai’s lagoons, dozens of hungry monkeys fighting it out over a banana in Lopburi, […]
