Turkey’s stray dogs killed in droves after passage of Erdogan-backed law - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

Aug 12, 2024

Turkish animal rights activists pet a dog during a demonstration to protect stray dogs and cats in Istanbul on July 30, 2024. — Turkish animal rights activists pet a dog during a demonstration to protect stray dogs and cats in Istanbul on July 30, 2024. — ILKER ERAY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

A stray dog sits in front of the Hagia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, on May 30, 2024.

Turkey's street dogs face mass cullings as Erdogan touts euthanization bill

Amberin Zaman

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

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

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

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.

Activists warn of tourism boycott as Turkey pushes through controversial stray dog bill

Amberin Zaman

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