Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced that the process of collecting stray street animals had been completed across Türkiye. Appearing on a television program, Çiftçi said, "This process has now been completed in Türkiye."
Çiftçi said the work initially began in 51 provinces that do not have metropolitan municipality status and was expanded to 30 metropolitan municipalities starting in August. The minister said the last stray animal was placed in a shelter in Diyarbakır on October 21.

Feeding, vaccination and adoption at shelters
Çiftçi said the collected animals had been placed in shelters or natural habitats, adding that they were being fed and vaccinated in these facilities and that adoption efforts for applicants were continuing.
Minister Çiftçi also announced on the same program that approximately 26,000 security personnel would be assigned to the COP31 Climate Summit, which will be held in Antalya from November 9 to 20.