There are tons of cats in Istanbul, which is probably the most cat-friendly place I've ever been, so this isn't surprising. They get up on their two back legs and beg for scraps at the outdoor kebab places. It's too adorable.
Now I live in Buenos Aires, which is full of dogs, and I'm NOT A FAN of that aspect of Argentine life.
You might think, "aww, he doesn't know he's on TV or that he's sitting on a high-tech piece of equipment!" But you'd be wrong. Cats actually have complete awareness and understanding of all our human concepts. They're just showing us what they think of them.