He bought a plot of land and had a grave made for his deceased dog.

Citizen İsmail Er (62) bought a plot of land for his deceased dog and had a grave made by surrounding it with a fence. Er also had his own surname written in the surname section.

İsmail Er adopted a Terrier breed dog 14 years ago and named it 'Mistik'. The visually impaired Er's dog, which lived with him in the same house, died in July. Er bought a plot of land for his dog's grave. In Aliköy village, Er fenced off a 280 square meter plot and buried his dog there after it passed away. At the entrance of the plot, İsmail Er had a grave made for his dog, drawing a picture of the dog on the gravestone and writing its name along with its birth and death dates. Er also had his surname written in the surname section of the gravestone. After the death of his dog, İsmail Er frequently visits the plot with his visually impaired wife, Hatice Er, to pray at the grave.

"WE LOVED MISTIK DEEPLY"

İsmail Er, who visits his dog's grave, said, "Mistik came to us in 2010 when he was 2 months old. A friend had given him as a gift to my son. We placed him in the place of our own child. Therefore, he lived among us as a member of the Er family for 14 years. Mistik became our companion after those days. We loved him, and he gave us his love in return. A bond formed between us. We loved Mistik deeply. We loved him not to protect us, but by placing him in the place of a child."

"HE MADE US LANDOWNERS TOO"

Er, who expressed his longing for his dog with tears, said that long treatments were carried out to keep him alive. He mentioned that he bought the land after the veterinarians said Mistik would die, stating, "After Mistik learned that he would not recover close to his death, we started searching. We said, 'Let's not place him anywhere.' We decided to buy a plot of land of about 280 square meters and create a grave there so that Mistik's place would be clear. I am a tenant in my house. Therefore, in the future, we want to build a house here to live in peace with Mistik. We fenced the area to protect it. Mistik made us landowners when he passed away."