Susam
Susam (means "Sesame" in Turkish) is the cat who has been an idol cat of one of the biggest cat web-site in Turkey, Kedimveben.com. He was found in Cihangir in 1999 where is known as an art lantern of Turkey. He was walking around one of the fast-food chains when the editors of kedimveben.com met him. They adored him immediately and invited to live together. Susam the Cat moved to Acibadem, one of the suburb of Istanbul. His first years passed with running on the grasses and studying ants' nest. His human friends decided to open a web-site on cats and he was in every stages of website development. The fame was not late to come. After starting web-site, the prominent newspapers (Hurriyet, Milliyet, Radikal etc.) and news magazines (Tempo, Aktuel etc.) announced kedimveben.com to their readers. Susam the Cat was in every interview with journalists and he sometimes let his photos be taken. He was born in 1999, he is supposed to be Aries. He likes to make leadership but he is very caring and loving against all cats, especially for Quenns. His ex-lover was Bette Middler the Cat (she received this name with similar looking with artist Bette Middler). Susam invited Bette always to house with a gently voice. Susam the Cat is also very skillful to open every windows and doors, even they are locked. He is considered as a 'Zen Cat'. His diary has been publishing monthly in kedimveben.com, monthly cat-culture e-magazine. He is depicted with his real name and his close friend, younger brother Susam Juniour is also in the story as Bubu. They were accepted by Turkish readers as a kind of cat version of the best known American TV Series "Fraiser". (Susam reminds Fraiser Crane and Bubu reminds Niles Crane.)
Sources : http://www.kedimveben.com/susam402.htm http://www.kedimveben.com/about.htm http://www.kedimveben.com/basin.htm http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/2003/05/24/293593.asp http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/4943644.asp?yazarid=90