Interior Minister Çiftçi: Process of taking stray animals to shelters is completed

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced that the efforts carried out across Turkey to move stray animals to shelters or natural habitats concluded as of October 21, 2026.

In a statement made during an event he attended, Minister Çiftçi stated that the final phase of the process was completed in Diyarbakır. He noted that the work first started in 51 provinces that do not have metropolitan status, and then continued in 30 metropolitan municipalities as of August.

Emphasizing that the process reached the targeted number, Çiftçi recorded that 100 percent of stray animals were taken into shelters or natural habitats. The minister stated that feeding and vaccination procedures for the animals are being regularly maintained in these areas.