Melo, one of Türkiye’s limited number of specially trained cadaver dogs, continues to play a decisive role in guiding police teams in operations ranging from disaster response to complex criminal investigations, as the experienced canine nears retirement after years of service.
Serving under the Erzurum Provincial Police Department, in eastern Türkiye, Melo is a Belgian Malinois born in 2015 and trained at the Gölbaşı Dog Training Center in Ankara, one of Türkiye’s primary facilities for police dog education.
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