Overview
- Bugra must pay 10,000 liras every three months for up to ten years to cover care for two cats, with payments ending upon the animals’ deaths.
- The quarterly sum is inflation-adjusted and was calculated using an assumed 15-year feline lifespan to budget ongoing expenses.
- Custody of the cats was granted to Ezgi, and the court also ordered 550,000 liras in financial compensation to her.
- Legal experts said the pet-care payments are not alimony under Turkish law, which limits alimony to spouses and children.
- Turkey registers pets via microchips, treats owners as legal guardians, and penalizes abandonment with fines reported up to 60,000 liras, a framework cited in this case’s significance.