Turkish puppy saga draws in politicians, public
A shaken and polarized Turkey desperate for good news has been elated by a happy ending to the story of a puppy trapped in an Istanbul borehole.
In a country starved for happy news, the story of a marooned puppy has offered welcome respite from the steady drip of terrorist attacks that have shaken Turkey and helped remind a deeply polarized nation that compassion and human kindness still exist.
It all began when residents of Beykoz, a verdant neighborhood skirting the Bosporus’ Anatolian shores, first heard the whimpers. They soon discovered the source.
