Thursday, November 23, 2017

Istanbul’s Famous ‘Meme Cat’ Honored With Statue

On the occasion of World Animal Day on Oct four , Istanbul unveiled a sculpture inwards the likeness of Tombili , a truthful cat that shot into fame early on this twelvemonth when a moving painting of him reclining on a sidewalk was widely circulated on the Internet. When Tombili —a Turkish give-and-take oftentimes used for chubby pets— died on August afterward a month-long mysterious disease , an online petition on change.org was started demanding a sculpture of Istanbul’s dearest truthful cat which attracted to a greater extent than than a 17 ,000 supporters. In answer , local sculptor Seval Şahin built the commemorative sculpture as well as installed it at the exact place where Tombili posed for the famous picture.

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The Independent

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