Two years later, in 2017, Ali and Ezgi moved to Amsterdam. Before they could bring Kedi and İki to their new home, their dear friends Yasemin and Doğanay looked after Kedi, while İki stayed with their friend Nüvit. What was meant to be a short arrangement lasted two months—and during that time, these kind friends cared for the cats as if they were their own.

When Ali and Ezgi finally settled into their home in Amsterdam and reunited with their cats, something remarkable happened. Thanks to the easy access to the outdoors, İki’s life completely changed—he became a free-roaming cat!

He began exploring the neighborhood on his own terms—wandering through gardens, visiting neighbors, charming everyone he met. He’d show up in different houses for cuddles, snacks, or naps, and then return home whenever he pleased. (Most of these adventures were only discovered later—thanks to the neighbors’ stories!)

The fragile, scrawny kitten they once rescued had grown into a confident, street-smart neighborhood gentleman.

But about a year later, their hearts broke again—İki disappeared. For eight long days, Ali and Ezgi searched everywhere, hanging flyers, walking through nearby streets, answering calls from kind strangers who sent photos of random yellow cats they’d found, hoping one might be him.

Then, on the eighth evening, the phone rang. A woman from a nearby street said, “I think your cat might be on my roof.”

When they found him, İki had lost a kilo and a half, his leg was injured, and his hip was dislocated—but he was alive. And as soon as Ezgi picked him up, despite the pain and exhaustion, he started purring—loudly, proudly, just like the day they first met him in Moda Bostanı.

Since then, İki is no longer allowed to go outside—so at home, it’s a constant game of prison break. Not long after, the family lost their beloved Kedi, the princess of the house, to an aggressive cancer. Years later, in 2021, İki also lost his “only child” status when little Zeytin joined the family—his sweet, mischievous troublemaker of a brother.

Even so, İki remains the most affectionate cat in the world, endlessly generous with his love. And to all those who once thought he was too scruffy or too plain to adopt—he has grown into the most handsome cat there ever was.