Thousands of cats live on this island.

“Big Island”; is the largest of the nine islands comprising the Princes’ Islands in the Marmara Sea, close to Istanbul. Thousands of cats live on this island. Today we fed the cats on this island with dry cat food, wet cat food and love. #adorablepaws #luckypaws

Most of the cats here have been neutered. Cuts and marks on cats’ ears mean neutering. There are many cat houses, water pots, and food containers in this island. The municipality provides treatment for the cats here. Hundreds of animal lovers come to this island every day to feed and love these cats.

As on the other islands, motorized vehicles – except service vehicles – are forbidden, so visitors explore the island by foot; by riding a bicycle (numerous bicycle shops rent them with hourly prices); or in horse-drawn phaeton carriages which function like taxi cabs, also offering “round-the-island” sightseeing tours.

A convent on “Big Island” was the place of exile for the Byzantine empresses Irene, Euphrosyne, Theophano, Zoe and Anna Dalassena. After his deportation from the Soviet Union in February 1929, Leon Trotsky also stayed for four years on “Big Island”, his first station in exile. Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid was born on the island.

There are several historical buildings on “Big Island”, such as the Ayia Yorgi Church and Monastery dating back to the sixth century, the Ayios Dimitrios Church, and the Hamidiye Mosque built by Abdul Hamid II. “Big Island” consists of two peaks. The one nearest the iskele (ferry landing), Hristos, is topped by the former Greek Orphanage, a huge wooden building now known as the Prinkipo Environmental Center. In the valley between the two hills sit the church and monastery of Ayios Nikolaos and a former fairground called Luna Park. Visitors can take the ‘small tour’ of the island by buggy, leading to this point, from where it is an easy climb to Ayia Yorgi, a tiny church with a café on the grounds serving wine, chips and sausage sandwiches, this being part of the “classic” Ayia Yorgi (St. George, in Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος) experience.

There are a lot of stray cats and dogs in the area where we live. We help with nutrition, neutering, adoption and housing.

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