Turkish entrepreneur turns home into shelter for animals - in pictures
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Mert Akkok carries a straw bale for his blind horse and donkey at his farmhouse near Istanbul. Mr Akkok lives with 18 dogs, three cats, a blind horse, a donkey and 46 seagulls at his animal shelter. EPA
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