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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.
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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.

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