• A cat stands at Istanbul's old bazaar Tahtakale during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    A cat stands at Istanbul's old bazaar Tahtakale during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • A man stands in front of the closed shops at Istanbul's old bazaar Tahtakale during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    A man stands in front of the closed shops at Istanbul's old bazaar Tahtakale during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • Closed shops at Istanbul's old bazaar Tahtakale during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Closed shops at Istanbul's old bazaar Tahtakale during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • The maiden tower on Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
    The maiden tower on Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
  • An empty road leading to Eminonu near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
    An empty road leading to Eminonu near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
  • An empty road leading to Eminonu near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
    An empty road leading to Eminonu near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
  • Empty roads leading to Eminonu near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
    Empty roads leading to Eminonu near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
  • Closed shops at Istanbul's old bazaar Tahtakale during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Closed shops at Istanbul's old bazaar Tahtakale during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • A boat pass on Bosphorus during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    A boat pass on Bosphorus during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • A view from Rumeli castle and fortress during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    A view from Rumeli castle and fortress during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA

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Coronavirus lockdown leaves Istanbul's streets to the cats – in pictures

Weekend lockdowns leave the streets of Turkey's most populous city empty, save for the famed stray cats and seagulls

The National

May 10, 2020

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