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The Sanctuary

​​Nestled in the woods of the idyllic BoÄŸaziçi University campus in Istanbul, Turkey, sixty-six dogs are fed, housed and lovingly cared for. Defne Arsoy and Ahmet Çolak manage the facility under the auspices of the university's Wildlife Conservation Commission. Tentative plans for an upgrade of the facility  reflect the university's understanding that stray animals are part of the community and it is in everyone's best interest when they are healthy and treated with compassion, respect and kindness.

How You Can Help

There are many things that you can do for the canine residents at BU Paws.  Volunteer and visit the sanctuary, walk and play with the dogs, brush them.  You can also donate or participate in the Foster Family Program, ideal for people who love dogs, but can’t have one at home.  A minimal staff with limited resources attends to the basic daily needs of sixty-six dogs, which leaves little time for the thing they need the most: individual attention and affection.  For this, we need volunteers.

Our Donors

Three categories of donors help our dogs in very important ways.

KAP Donors give 200 TL every month for the dog of their choice in the Koruyucu Aile/Foster Family Program (KAP).

GOODS & SERVÄ°CES Donors contribute materials and/or labor to help the sanctuary

PERÄ°ODÄ°C Donors make one-time, short-term or periodic financial gifts.

WE THANK YOU ALL!

KAP DONORS

Defne Arsoy

Aslıhan Albostan & Tenzile Unal

Gülderen ve Prof. Dr. Ayhan Albostan

Prof. Dr. NeÅŸ'e Bilgin      

Batuhan Kahya  

German School Staff Group: Suzan Alptekin,  Zeynep KayserilioÄŸlu  & Yesim Yalı    

Sabit Akça

BÜ Department of Western Languages Staff Group: Cevza Sevgen, Margaret Ellen Russet,  

       BaÅŸak Demirhan, Emine FiÅŸek, Özlem Görey, Jameson Kismet Bell, Ethan 

       Guagliardo & Kim Fortuny
Özlem ÖÄŸüt YazıcıoÄŸlu & Sevim ÖÄŸüt   

Burcu Turan Karakaya & Mustafa Karakaya        

Arzu Wastı & Yücel Saygın      

Sevinç & Burak Barutçu     

Gülçin Salıngan       

Ayça Erkol         

Nurhayat Nisan EroÄŸlu & Yusuf Eren EroÄŸlu with Zuhal Kaplan Arık & Prof. Dr. Metin Arık 

Sibel Kaplan, Nihal Kaplan & Hilal Kaplan Eker

Lale & Duygu Baykal       

Iris Eraslan with Gülyüz Sungur Eraslan       

Berent & Altan Geritsen with Prof. Dr. Hadi Özbal

Terri & Dayla Rogers 

Celile Sungur

UNDP Staff Group:  Elis Yidirim, George Bouma, Mao Kawada, Lejla Sadiku, Ben Slay      

Frances Loge Family

Beverly Sandefur Family 

Victoria Wilson-Schultz Group:  Jo Yce Selz, Amy Michelle Slay,  Jennifer & Marty Rigby Family

Petek Yazıcı

Selin Koru with Semra Halil Koru

Prof. Dr. Sumru Özsoy

Lina Schroeder with Wei Wang & Fred Schroeder

Rüya & Eda Bilen with Bilgehan Ergenekon Bilen & Gökhan Bilen

Mina Karman

Ekin Özel & Efe Demir

Kozak-Oxnard Family

Koç School Animal Shelter Group

Evren Yıldırım & Friends

Tomris Örs

Ä°pek Özsoy
Töre Karahan
Carmen Vega & Efe Kayalar

Leyla Urgancilar with Pelin & Mesut Urgancılar

Defne & Ada DeÄŸirmenci with Ufuk & Tolga DeÄŸirmenci 

Jameson & Ä°pek Kısmet Bell, Eren & Burçin Kısmet, Mehmet & Nilgün Kısmet

Didem Bilginer

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GOODS & SERVICES DONORS

Defne Arsoy

Recoma Kompozit & Çavlan Arsoy

Zuhal Kaplan Arık

Asya Arge Destek Kimya & Åžahabettin Eker

Frijke Dijkstra

Jacqui Åžahin

TuÄŸba Dursun

Sara Shedrem

Monica Fritz

The Gelis Family

Aylin ÅžahinoÄŸlu

Colleen Hyde

Bilal Erol

Florencia & Aras Balcıoğlu

Frances Loge Family

Beverly Sandefur Family

Animal Park & Mehmet Gürol Arslan

BÜMED

PagDer

Biyoteknik 

Eti Kohen

Marjinal Porter Novelli

Nestle Purina

Kindergarten Class of Enka Schools
 

PERÄ°ODÄ°C DONORS

Ä°lke Öztürk with Asya ÇaÄŸlar Öztürk

DoÄŸa Harmancı with Sürmeli CaÄŸlar Harmancı & Arif Harmancı

Dilek Çavdar & BÜ Library

Rinet & Yoel Saydon  

Irfan AloÄŸlu Family

Nicole Lindskog

Jamie's Italian Staff Group

Hayat DerneÄŸi

Yavuz Arık

Güzide Naz Demırcı with Özlem ve Caner Demirci

BU Paws dedicates this website to the life and spirit of Cacık, whose boundless capacity for love, joy, sweetness and loyalty lies within every dog, and inspires our work every day.

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