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Mert Akkok hugs his donkey at his farm house in Istanbul, Turkey, 06 February 2022 (issued 17 May 2022). Mert Akkok lives with 18 dogs, three cats, a blind horse, a donkey and 46 seagulls. The 48-year-old entrepreneur takes in injured or sick animals in his garden in Istanbul. At first it was just the dogs, Mert said, “but now I don't know the actual numbers of them”. Sometimes he brought an injured or sick stray dog home when he lived in an apartment in downtown Istanbul. After a while, as the number of animals increased and he moved to a farm house in a village close to the city. (Photo by Erdem Sahin/EPA/EFE)
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