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Turkey municipal animal welfare

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In early August 2026, the Konya Metropolitan Municipality issued a public alert warning residents about fraudulent pet‑adoption advertisements that misused the name of the city’s animal shelter and demanded payments for services that are actually free. The warning urged citizens to verify adoption information through official channels to avoid financial loss. A few days later, the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality opened a new Cat Sterilization, Adoption and Living Center in Alacaatlı, providing free veterinary services—including sterilization, vaccination, microchipping, and adoption assistance—for cats. This facility, the fourth of its kind under Mayor Mansur Yavaş, includes a dedicated area of over 3,000 square meters for disabled cats. Simultaneously, in Karşıyaka, the Bakioğlu Life Center and Shelter has been expanding its efforts to improve living conditions for street animals. Since its opening last October, the center has facilitated the adoption of 63 dogs, with 282 others currently awaiting homes. The facility provides housing, medical care, training, and rehabilitation, with municipal veterinary services allowing citizens aged 16 and older to participate in the adoption process. By late August, other municipalities expanded their adoption initiatives. In Beşiktaş, the municipality’s disabled cat unit has been facilitating adoptions to improve the living conditions of street animals, with local officials encouraging citizens to use municipal platforms rather than purchasing pets. Additionally, Altıeylül Municipality organized an ‘Adopt, Share Your Love’ event at Asuva Park through the Minik Patiler Animal Shelter and Natural Living Area. Further infrastructure developments emerged in late August. In Diyarbakır, the Metropolitan Municipality is constructing a 195-acre natural life area in the Yaytaş neighborhood, intended to house approximately 15,000 animals with 24/7 veterinary services and sterilization programs. In Ordu, a 2-acre natural life area was opened in the Gölköy district to provide shelter and rehabilitation for roughly 200 stray animals.

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