Besides hosting tons of tourists and visitors everyday, the magnificent former cathedral & mosque: Hagia Sophia is also home to one of the most charming little creatures of Istanbul’s cat family - Gli. At the (now) museum, Gli is also a part-time tour guide for all the lovely visitors who keep her entertained. Among other noble ranks and positions, Gli enjoys her status as a full-time sleeper and Keeper of the Gates of Hagia Sophia.
You can catch her by the ‘mimbar/pulpit’ in the main hall of the museum. Although she doesn’t mind visitors, Gli usually prefers some privacy where she likes to reflect upon her strategies for expanding her kingdom far and wide.