Gli

Gli (c.2004)[1] is a cat that became an Internet celebrity after being a attraction to tourists visiting and living in Hagiasophia Mosque. Gli was born in 2004 and raised at Hagia Sophia. After Hagia Sophia was re-opened to worship, Gli was posted on social media and became popular again.

Gli
Gli, 2019.
BreedEuropean Shorthair
SexFemale
BornGri
c.2004
Hagia Sophia
Nation from Turkey
Known forLiving in Hagia Sophia
ResidenceHagia Sophia
Parent(s)Sofya

Life

Gli was born at Hagia Sophia in 2004, and she had 2 siblings, Pati and Kızım. Gli was loved by the tourists who visited Hagia Sophia, which was a museum at the time, and she became a symbol of Hagia Sophia. Gli was first popular when Barack Obama visited Hagia Sophia in 2009, he and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stroked Gli. After it was told that Hagia Sophia was re-opening to worship, Gli was posted all over social media and became famous again. After the news of Hagia Sophia re-opening for worship, Gli's fate was on the news as well. Presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalın, made a statement: "That cat has become very famous, and there are others who haven’t become that famous yet. That cat will be there, and all cats are welcome to our mosques."[2]

References
  1. "Hagiasophiacat". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. Usta, Bülent; Küçükgöçmen, Ali (24 July 2020). "Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul's Hagia Sophia changes". Retrieved 26 July 2020.

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