Ahmet Hakan's response to Lâl Denizli on 'stray dogs': 'With such absurd shows...'

While the issue of euthanizing stray dogs remains on the agenda, Çeşme Mayor Lâl Denizli sat a dog in her official chair yesterday and said, "Today, we hosted our guests at the municipality together with Moro, one of my children. We had a pleasant and productive day with our guests. Being with my dog made our work even more cheerful. It was a great joy to host our fellow citizens with him!"

Following Denizli's post, Hürriyet Editor-in-Chief Ahmet Hakan criticized Denizli with harsh words in his column today.

"IT CREATES THE OPPOSITE EFFECT"

The relevant section of Hakan's column is as follows:

"Çeşme Mayor Lâl Denizli sat her dog in her official chair and posed like this.

I took a look.

I wondered in what context she did this absurdity.

I couldn't find anything.

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If her goal was to send a message like 'how could anyone harm these beauties'...

With such absurd shows, let alone achieving your goal, you create the exact opposite effect.

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"SOCIETY DOG"

Because the dog she sat in her chair is not the kind of gang-forming and aggressive stray dog that a segment of the public complains about.

In Haldun Taner's 'Keşanlı Ali Destanı', there is a society dog.

It became famous with the line, 'She is a little lady.'

The dog Lâl Denizli sat in her chair looks more like that one.

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A move that makes dogs look unsympathetic

Anyway... Anyway...

The real issue is not this.

It is this:

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"THEY MUST STOP ACTING ABSURDLY"

As the Mayor of Çeşme, Lâl Denizli...

Instead of putting on such shows...

- Should develop solutions for the stray dog problem.

- Should share photos of the shelters she has opened.

- Should provide news about the sterilization campaign she has launched.

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I rebel against the fact that the most adorable creatures on earth are being made to look unsympathetic through such unpleasant posts.

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Those who say they love dogs, if they really love dogs...

- They must stop acting absurdly.

- They must stop being defiant.

- They must stay away from exaggerations like 'euthanize me too.'

- They must be solution-oriented.

- They must try to understand those who complain about dogs.

- They must avoid shows that will overshadow the cuteness of dogs."

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