01514nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002700043653001000070653001300080653001200093653001600105100001800121245007400139856015400213300001200367490000700379520090200386022002001288                                       d10aHuman-animal relations10aIslam10aIstanbul10acharity10aurban space1 aKimberly Hart00aIstanbul s intangible cultural heritage as embodied by street animals  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85065387590&doi=10.1080%2f02757206.2019.1610404&partnerID=40&md5=a6a98e37f0172976ea3516578b69361b  a448-4590 v303 aGreen, marginal, and sacred spaces in Istanbul host dogs, cats, and wild birds. In this essay, I argue that citizens enact embodied memories from the Ottoman era by caring for these animals. While birds are iconic representatives of the modern city, and street cats have become media denizens, the lives of street dogs are sadder. Animal rights activists are mobilized by the history of Ottoman administration efforts at eradicating them. Unlike actions inspired by this history, enactments of embodied memory are less conscious, such as residents cooking and distributing food to street cats. However, I argue that these are enacted social memories of compassion and charity and are an embodied form of intangible cultural heritage. Ottoman-era social practices of caring for street animals create an historical and legal foundation for justifying the right of street animals to live in the city.  a02757206 (ISSN)