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Stray cat in Hagia Sophia. Since Turks don't like to keep dogs and cats inside, they roam all over. Walking around before dawn, I had a large dog follow me for a couple of miles. He enjoyed my company and liked to be petted. After eating some scrap seafood left in a park, he got so excited, he frolicked around and jumped on me. I saw a dog cross a street without following any human. He waited until the zooming traffic had stopped. Even some people have trouble crossing streets in Istanbul. Often, one has to be a toreador. Born in Saigon, I'm used to that.



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