In these days of turmoil, what you need is a nice cat to cuddle and care for. They’ll get rid of any vermin too!

A cat on Çamlıca Hill was very affectionate and controlled everything he saw. With a meow, he caught our attention and walked back and forth, granting us permission to rub him until he got bored and wandered away. Better to have an orange kitty as king than an orange man.

When the sun is shining, all warm and comforting, and it’s been a long day of work, there’s nothing like having a nap to refresh the mind.

A very alert cat watched me carefully as I walked past in that graveyard in Istanbul where I photographed another cat shown here recently. Most of the cats look like they’re really well cared for, but they’re probably all fairly young. I can’t imagine life on the street is easy for them.

This little kitten followed us up a cobblestone path in Istanbul and was completely friendly, looking for cuddles and being the most adorable cat ever.

This cat is your boss. You do what he says. Food? Jump to it! Rubs and cuddles? Well, get in there! All hail our feline leader!

Moments before, a large dog walked past this cat, sniffing the ground, walking around and completely uninterested in the cats lazing around in this graveyard in Istanbul.

There’s one thing I loved about Istanbul, and that was all the cats. Some streets had many cats, some had none. Others had a cat wandering across the road, near a dog sprawled out in the sun, asleep. It was lovely seeing all the animals. This feline family was photographed on the wall of the…

A bride examines her photos as the groom looks off into space and the photographer checks his messages. A random tourist is caught in the frame, looking off in the distance. I don’t think he had anything to do with the wedding.

This is part of the Asian side of Istanbul in Turkey. My first time in Asia too, even if I only ventured a few kilometres in! Our guide said they’re trying to encourage more people to live on this side of the city, but from what I could see, it stretched on almost to distant…

We were walking up a narrow street near the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul when I heard a bell of a scooter ring out. The crowds parted and a young man on a scooter with a foot on heavy looking bags zipped past at speed! I can’t imagine that was a smooth ride on those cobbles…

We visited the Çamlıca Tepesi yl (Çamlıca Hill) in Istanbul last week. It’s a hill on the eastern side of the city. There is a huge Turkish flag flying from a massively tall flagpole, and you can see out over the Asian side of the city from the nearby park. The city just seems to…