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WHO CAN BECOME A FOSTER FAMILY?


Whether you are an individual,  a group of friends or colleagues,  or an institution, this program offers an ideal opportunity to people who would like to have a dog, but cannot keep one at home; families who are considering adopting a pet and want to spend time finding the perfect match; or residents who simply want to improve their community by contributing to the health and well-being of stray animals.

FOSTER FAMILIES

Our sanctuary provides shelter, food and health care

for sixty-six lovable dogs.

Would you like to help support them?

HOW ARE FOSTER FAMILIES INVOLVED?


As a Foster Family, you will make a monthly donation of 200 TL per month for the dog of your choice.  If you are unable to visit the dogs in person, one can be selected for you, but you are invited to the sanctuary to meet them all and select the one that is right for you.  Once you are comfortable with each other, you can walk your dog or groom its fur and shower it with love and attention. Some of our Foster Families are unable to visit the sanctuary, some do not even live in Turkey, but with your donation, you can still join the program and make a significant contribution to the well-being of your dog.  You will receive regular updates on your dog’s condition, progress, and current events at the sanctuary.  Your name will be engraved on a plaque to be mounted on your dog’s kennel, and published in the monthly BÜMED magazine, along with photos of you with your dog, with your permission.

HOW CAN I BECOME A FOSTER FAMILY?

By pushing the CONTACT button below to get in touch with our Foster Family Coordinator, Defne Arsoy, and by clicking the DONATE button for instructions on how to make a donation of 200 TL per month paid to the Boğaziçi University Foundation's Foster Family Program for BU Paws. Please understand that we cannot accept cash donations under any circumstances.  There are tax advantages available for institutional donations to our non-profit foundation.

Foster Families

1) Defne & Çavlan Arsoy in Memory of Ataman Arsoy
     * Dede

2) Aslıhan Albostan & Tenzile Unal

      * Kurt Kız

3) Gülderen & Prof. Dr. Ayhan Albostan

      * Coco

4) Batuhan Kahya 
     * Belka

5) Prof. Dr. Neş'e Bilgin 

     * Duman  

6) Özlem Öğüt Yazıcıoğlu & Sevim Öğüt   

     * Cemil     

7) Suzan Alptekin & The German School 

     * TomTom

8) Sabit Akça 

     * Aksi Oğlan

9) BÜ Department of Western Languages Staff Group:

Cevza Sevgen, Margaret Ellen Russet,  Başak Demirhan, Emine Fişek, Özlem Görey, Jameson Kismet Bell, Ethan Guagliardo & Kim Fortuny

     * Yaşar

10) Burcu Turan Karakaya 

     * Dede the White      

11) Mustafa Karakaya 

     * Kadife     

12)  Arzu Wastı & Yücel Saygın

       * Mustafa Carlos     

13) Sevinç & Burak Barutçu    

       * Angela  

14) Gülçin Salıngan 

       * Pamuk     

15) Ayça Erkol 

       * Ayı        

16) Zuhal Kaplan Arık & Prof. Dr. Metin Arık 

       * Paşa

17) Nurhayat Nisan Eroğlu & Yusuf Eren Eroğlu

       * Gabi     

18) Lale & Duygu Baykal 

       * Tiger     

19) İris Eraslan & Gülyüz Sungur Eraslan 

       * Jasmin

20) UNDP Staff Group: 

Elis Yildırim, George Bouma, Mao Kawada & Lejla Sadiku, Ben Slay

       * Nazlı   

21) Slay Family in Memory of Frances Loge 

       * Vani    

22) Slay Family in Memory of Beverly Sandefur 

       * Şustrik

23) Petek Yazıcı 

       * Zarife

24) Selin Koru & Semra Halil Koru 

       * Şirin

25) Berent & Altan Geritsen, Prof. Dr. Hadi Özbal

      * Cansu

26) Jennifer & Marty Rigby Family, Jo Yce Selz & Amy Michelle Slay in Memory of Victoria Wilson - Schultz

      * Mustafa

27) Terri & Dayla Rogers

      * Cino

28) Sibel Kaplan, Zuhal Kaplan Arık, Nihal Kaplan, Hilal Kaplan Eker In Memory of Sabriye & Celal Kaplan

      * Kurdum

29) Prof. Dr. Sumru Özsoy

     * Maço

30) Lina Schroeder with Wei Wang & Fred Schroeder

     * Bulut

31)  Rüya & Eda Bilen with Bilgehan Ergenekon Bilen & Gökhan Bilen

     * Juli

32) Mina Karman

     * Dilek

33) Ekin Özel & Efe Demir

     * Alex

34) Kozak-Oxnard Family

     *Defne

35) Koç School Animal Shelter Group

     * Garanti 1

36) Evren Yıldırım & Friends

       *Sara

37) Tomris Örs

        *Feyzullah

38) İpek Özsoy

       *Şeker

39) Töre Karahan

       *Tosun

40) Carmen Vega & Efe Kayalar

       *Kaymak

41) Leyla Urgancilar with Pelin & Mesut Urgancılar

       Defne & Ada Değirmenci with Ufuk & Tolga Değirmenci 

       * Düşük Kulak

42) TED Rönesans Okulları

       *Tekgöz

43)  Jameson & İpek Kısmet Bell, Eren & Burçin Kısmet,

        Mehmet & Nilgün Kısmet

       * To be announced

44)  Didem Bilginer

       * To be announced

45) Bülent Öztemel-Simge Öztemel

       *Lokum

46) Zeynep Çakar-Simge Öztemel

       * Sarma

47) İltöre Karahan

       * Tosun

48) Theresa Rogers

       * Cino

49) Sertan Şener

       * Jasmin

50) Sidni Karavil

        * Canım

51) Selin Uçarer

       * To be announced

52) Lüset Darsa

       * To be announced

53) Birsen Hekimoğlu

        * Feyzo

54) Gülcan Erçetin

        * Karabaş

55) Evren Yıldırım ve arkadaşları

        * Sara

56) Emin Erkan Uyar

       * To be announced

57) Ermal Kurtoğlu

       * Gabi

58) Bülent Özsoy

       * Gölge

59) Bilal Erol

       * Arap

60) Zeynep Kutsal

        * Şeker

Our Goal:

1 Foster Family for Every Dog!

Join the Foster Family Program!

Kurt Kız www.bupaws.com Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Dogs Sanctuary Shelter Istanbul
Kurt Kız www.bupaws.com Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Dogs Sanctuary Shelter Istanbul
Kurt Kız www.bupaws.com Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Dogs Sanctuary Shelter Istanbul
Foster Family Program
Urgancılar & Değirmenci Families
Prof. Dr. Sumru Özsoy
Evren Yıldırım & Friends
Tomris Örs
Kozak-Oxnard Ailesi
Beverly Sandefur Family
Koç School Animal Shelter Group
Ekin Özel & Efe Demir
Mina Karman
Bilen Family
Lina Schroeder
Lina Schroeder
Sibel, Zuhal, Nihal & Hilal Kaplan
Burcu Turan & Mustafa Karakaya
Lale & Duygu Baykal
Sabit Akça
Terri & & Dayla Rogers
The Victoria Wilson-Schultz Group
The Özbal-Geritsen Family
Selin Koru
Petek Yazıcı
Elis Yildirim UNDP
Frances Loge Family
İris Eraslan & Gülyüz Sungur Eraslan
Nurhayat Nisan Eroğlu
Yusuf Eren Eroğlu
Zuhal Kaplan Arık & Metin Arık
Ayça Erkol
Gulçin Sanlıngan
Sevinç & Burak Barutçu
Arzu Wastı & Yülcel Saygın
BU Dept of Western Languages
Suzan Alptekin & The German School
Özlem Öğüt Yazıcıoğlu & Sevim Öğüt
Prof. Dr. Neş'e Bilgin
Batuhan Kahya
Aslıhan Albostan & Tenzile Unal
Gülderen & Prof. Dr. Ayhan Albostan
Defne & Çavlan Arsoy
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