Wrong !
99% of the people who attend this festival are genuine dog lovers.
They'll be about a dozen or so Yabancis and a few hundred Turks. Most them will be either farmers / shepherds / breeders / scientists from Sivas University's Kangal breeding programme.
The festival is very well supported by municipal and local government and the military, so all the politicians and brass will be there "glad handing" and "brown nosing" .
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