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Şerafettin (Born: 2005; often shortened to Şero) is a cat living in Ankara, Turkey, who resides in the headquarters of the Republican People's Party (CHP). He is famous for having a Twitter account followed by more than 32 thousand people, though the real operator behind the account remains unknown. Şero is the mascot of the CHP and is described as the 'standard social democratic cat'. He is as a significant icon in Turkish politics, constantly appearing on the news for outlandish and humorous political comments made on his Twitter account. Şero describes himself as the 'CHP's second-hand man', second only to party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. His Twitter account identifies his job as 'eyeing Kılıçdaroğlu'. ==History== Şero has lived at the CHP headquarters since it was built, and is assumed to have been born in 2005. His name, Şerafettin, comes from the Turkish comic book character ''Kötü Kedi Şerafettin'' (Bad Cat Şerafettin), which has similarities with the comic strip character Garfield. His name was given to him by construction workers during the building's construction and is shortened to ''Şero''. In 2009, the CHP's expenditure on cat food and cat litter was declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Turkey, which identified the expenditure on the cat as a misuse of party funds. Şero has often been sighted on live television during addresses from the CHP headquarters given by party leader Deniz Baykal. More recently in 2015, Şero appeared on live television while Ahmet Hakan was interviewing party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. His appearance became viral on Twitter shortly after, prompting Hakan to address the issue of a 'cat walking around' during the interview. Şero has since become an easily identifiable mascot in Turkish politics. In 2008, Şero was taken to a feline hospital for 14 days after suffering from depression, urethral and kidney problems.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CHP'nin Kedisi Şero Taburcu Oldu - bianet )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Şero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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