Rana El Selci died after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Konya, central Turkey, on Friday. Her death sparked fresh outcry about the 4 million stray dogs that the government estimates roam Turkey’s streets and rural areas.

Dec 26, 2022 · Footage posted on November 24 shows a man beating a dog with a shovel in an animal shelter in the town of Konya, located in central Turkey. People have been responding with shock and horror to...

Nov 10, 2021 · In another act of horrendous animal cruelty, unidentified perpetrators shot and buried stray dogs looked after by animal lovers in Turkey's Central Anatolian province of Konya. The latest incident comes just two weeks after an AKP-run municipality buried sedated stray dogs alive -- again in Konya.

Mar 9, 2025 · The incident occurred Friday in the Basak neighborhood of Karatay district in Konya, where the 2-year-old girl, a Syrian national, was attacked by approximately 10 stray dogs. Despite efforts to save her, she was pronounced dead at Konya City Hospital.

Mar 8, 2025 · In the Başak neighborhood of Konya's Karatay district, a two-year-old girl named R.E.S was attacked by stray dogs around 5:40 PM and was seriously injured. Despite all the interventions at the...

Dec 4, 2022 · The horrific clip, access to which is now banned by a court order, showed one employee at the facility in the central province of Konya hitting a dog with a shovel while another was strangling...

Nov 25, 2022 · A dog was beaten to death in a municipality animal rehabilitation center in Konya, central Türkiye, footage circulated on social media showed. Images of the battering quickly spread across the internet, with the hashtag #Konyadakatliamvar (There is a Massacre in Konya) being tweeted over 70,000 times in 12 hours.

Nov 27, 2022 · Two people who fatally hit a dog with a shovel at an animal rehabilitation center in the Central Anatolian province of Konya have been arrested, while the suspects claimed that they hit the dog in self-defense.

Mar 10, 2025 · Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has addressed the recent incident in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, where a 2-year-old child died following a vicious street dog attack, confirming that an inspector had been dispatched to the region to investigate the event.

Nov 29, 2022 · A video of an animal shelter employee in Turkey’s Konya province killing a stray dog by beating its head with a shovel sparked public criticism after going viral on November 25.