The Beykoz Death Camp…
It is surreal. In the dream world of Beykoz we have Muharrem Ergul wearing his polyester ties on CNN saying that his shelter is the best in Turkey … on the other hand in the real world, down at the Beykoz shelter we have this..
The shelter has two parts.. the front area where dogs are fenced in kennels and the back, the forest area where dogs are living in much more comfortable conditions. Yesterday we went to the woods area for inspection… this is what you will find if you go there.
The only source of food and water those animals is whatever our volunteers manage to bring. The front area of the kennels has been completely closed to our group and only visitors friendly to the municipality (believe it or not such people exist) are welcome there. Of course, such visitors never venture into the woods, where the dogs have been left to die.
I wonder when was the last time anyone called Ergul to tell him they knew what was going on.
In any other civilized country this guy would be drafting his resignation letter.. here.. well.. here he is at a nearby natural park releasing deers at the forest.. deers that, hopefully, wont be hunted down by the packs of hungry dogs the Istanbul municipality is releasing in the forest.
On one hand the pretend to preserve life.. on the other hand they are completely destroying the biodiversity they would be supposed to preserve. It is an incredibly absurd situation.
Alternatively you can send an email to him with copy to his superiors at the government:
Muharrem Ergul: mergul@beykoz.bel.tr
Prime Ministry Republic of Turkey: info@abgs.gov.tr
Press Department Interior Ministry: basin@icisleri.gov.tr
Interior Ministry Director: aaksu@icisleri.gov.tr
Berater des Innenministers: ozelkalem@icisleri.gov.tr
Public Relations Prime ministers office: halklailiskiler@basbakanlik.gov.tr
