Renting with a cat in Istanbul

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Member since 26 January 2012

Vicky1101Member26 January 2012 06:32:25

Hi all! I'm new to this forum having recently decided to move to Istanbul in August, Im pretty confident I'll love it but I do have one concern- I have a pet cat (he is more like a furry child that walks on all fours to me hehe) and I was wondering if it would be difficult renting a flat as a pet owner?
Currently in Sydney most landlords won't allow pets especially indoors- is the situation similar in turkey?
I love my baby and couldn't part with him easily

Harmonie ViP

Member since 13 June 2011

HarmonieViP26 January 2012 08:55:18

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Hi Vicky and welcome to Expat.com!

Do not hesitate to browse through the different threads of the forum, it may answer to your question.

Harmonie.

damla New member

Member since 26 January 2012

damlaNew member26 January 2012 12:53:20

Hi Vicky,

You don't worry about your baby:) A lot of people has a cat in home in Turkey.

moakh85 Active member

Member since 26 November 2011

moakh85Active member27 January 2012 06:17:42

As you probably already know by now, most people are animal lovers here. I rented out 4 places here and cats where never a problem, dogs maybe. Don't worry about it!

bstgeorge Member

Member since 10 February 2012

bstgeorgeMember10 February 2012 19:37:49

Hi Vicky,
I moved here a few months ago with two cats and a dog and have since acquired a third cat. I have met a lot of people here with either dogs or cats living in apartments - it doesn't seem to be an issue. Bringing the animals in was no problem either - they accompanied me on the same flight and I was able to walk out with them - noone even wanted to look at them or my paperwork and no extra money was required.

stefania_taksim Member

Member since 07 February 2012

stefania_taksimMember11 February 2012 05:16:45

Where was your embarkation point? Did you come from the US? And by the way, THY are not part of the UK DEFRA scheme.

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