Twitter Thread: Revered Cats Of Istanbul Honored In Statue Form

Hey friends! We know our readers love cats, and coincidentally so do we. We've been searching lately through the depths of social media to find more interesting stories to share with all of you, and today we came across a Twitter thread featuring some handy dandy information about cats of Istanbul. According to this delightfully informative Twitter thread, "In Istanbul, Turkey, they made a statue to honor a stray cat that used to sit in this position and watch the passers-by."

When you take a closer look at the cat statue, you will notice that this cat is just chilling like a villain, relaxing with his little arms and legs sprawled, admiring the world as it passes him by. Many Twitter users contributed with their own thoughts on the cats of Istanbul. The city of Istanbul, Turkey, has such a reputation for being the city of cats, that according to ABC News, people have nicknamed the city "Catstanbul". But you don't have to take our word for it. Check out the thread featured below!

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via @LakotaMan1

"In Istanbul, Turkey, they made a statue to honor a stray cat that used to sit in this position and watch the passers by."
This cat is chilling like a mf VILLAIN. YES.
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via @artodisiac

Strut your stuff, work your angles, this cat knows what he's doing.
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via @SedButTrue
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via @SedButTrue
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via @SiberianDevil
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via @TomBalawejder
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via @bodrumlueng
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via @DCNuge
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via @girlofspace9
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via @agapeparty

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