![Cats, after receiving a pampering, are seen at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756846.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![Cats, after receiving a pampering, are seen at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756847.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
Cats, after receiving a pampering session, are seen at a Cat Research and Application centre in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019. These cats will participate in an intentional beauty pageant in Istanbul. [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A cat receives a pedicure at a Cat Research and Application centre, in Van, Turkey. These cats will participate in an intentional beauty pageant in Istanbul. [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756844.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
A cat receives a pedicure at a Cat Research and Application centre, in Van, Turkey, ahead of a beauty pageant on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Cats are being pampered at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756849.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
Cats are being pampered at a Cat Research and Application centre, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019. These cats will participate in an intentional beauty pageant in Istanbul. [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Cats, after receiving a pampering, are seen at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756846.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
Cats, after receiving a pampering session, are seen at a Cat Research and Application centre in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019. These cats will participate in an intentional beauty pageant in Istanbul. [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Cats are being pampered at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756850.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
Cats are being pampered at a Cat Research and Application centre, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A van cat is seen at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van province of Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756859.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
A van cat is seen at a Cat Research and Application centre, in Van province of Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Cats are being pampered at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756851.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
Cats are being pampered at a Cat Research and Application centre, in Van, Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A van cat is seen at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van province of Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756855.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
A van cat is seen at a Cat Research and Application centre, in Van province of Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![A van cat is seen at a Cat Research and Application Center, in Van province of Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_10-23-cats-to-appear-on-beauty-contest20191023_2_38919162_48756856.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Van cats to appear on beauty contest")
A van cat is seen at a Cat Research and Application centre, in Van province of Turkey on 22 October 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
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