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Traveler Chicken "Paçalı"

Çetin Erdoğan, 60-year-old Çetin Erdoğan, who lives in Kadıköy and works in excavation, adopted the 1-month-old chick he saw in his friend's coop in Altınoluk, Balıkesir, where he has a summer house, and named it "Paçalı Gezgin". Çetin, who has been keeping "Paçalı Gezgin", which he brought to Istanbul, with him for 5 months, goes to work with him and travels around the city. Erdoğan, who carries his chicken on his shoulder while riding his bicycle on the beach and traveling in his car, also carries his chicken with him during his weekend trips out of the city with his friends. Çetin, who does not separate "Paçalı Gezgin", whom he cares for like a baby, from his children and grandchildren, cares for his chicken. Sultan chicken is seen among the toys of Çetin's granddaughter. 60-year-old Cetin Erdogan does not leave the side of his Sultan chicken 'Pacali Gezgin' that he adopted during his holiday trip to Balikesir, in Istanbul, Turkiye . For the last 5 months, Cetin Erdogan has been going to work and running daily errands with his chicken.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2023
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: İstanbul, Türkiye
Camera: NIKON Z 9
Copyright: © Şebnem Coşkun