土耳其推动有争议的流浪狗法案，活动人士警告抵制旅游业 - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

7月 26, 2024

An animal activist pats a stray during a rally to protest against a bill drafted by the government that aims to remove stray dogs off the country's streets, in Istanbul on July 23, 2024. — 2024 年 7 月 23 日，在伊斯坦布尔举行的抗议政府起草的旨在清除街头流浪狗的法案的集会中，一名动物保护人士拍拍一只流浪狗。 — 亚辛·阿克古尔/法新社图片来源：盖蒂图片社

Stray dogs lie on the grass in front of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on August 23, 2022.

Turkey’s animal rights advocates fear mass culling as lawmakers debate stray dog bill

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Turkish animal rights activists pet a dog during a demonstration to protect stray dogs and cats in Istanbul on July 30, 2024.

Turkey’s stray dogs killed in droves after passage of Erdogan-backed law

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

A stray dog sits in front of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Aug. 23, 2022.

Analysis

Turkey’s opposition fears political motives behind stray dog bill

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Animal right activists attend a protest against the ruling party AKP's bill aimed at removing stray dogs from the streets, on June 2, 2024, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkey passes controversial stray dog bill amid fears of imminent mass culling

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO