Who's Who

The key players in Forgotten Dogs of Turkey

In the UK

Clare Maddock

Rehoming advice & founder

Clare Maddock is one of the founders of Forgotten Dogs of Turkey after after watching an upsetting video of dogs in a shelter in Kozan and feeling compelled to help. She works to rehome the dogs and is also to get FDOT to charitable status. Clare has always loved dogs and currently participates in weekly dog training. She is retired, has two sons , a cat, a dog, and tropical fish. She plays the saxophone, enjoys Gardening, and is currently writing her first novel.

Jackie Primrose

Jackie is one of the original members. She is our resident artist, raising much needed funds by auctioning her paintings, as well as offering rehoming advice. Jackie works as a mobile hairdresser part time, She lives with her husband and 5 rescue dogs, and they have a holiday home near one of the shelters in Turkey, where they often go to help out with the dogs. She also does emergency fostering for ill and injured animals ,

Rehoming advice and artist

Julie Tucker

Gift Aid Admin

Julie joined FDOT in September 2024. Julie now organises the contact and gathering of Gift Aid documentation. A avid reader Julie had her first children’s short story published a few years ago. Julie has two adult children and four grown up grandchildren. She lives by the coast with her husband of 50 years.

Julie Cooper

Admin

Julie Cooper is our Treasurer and runs our forgotten dogs fundraising page.
She initially got involved with FDOT through the fundraising auctions as a supporter, taking over when the original lady had to leave.
Julie works full-time as Office Manager for a property company and investment company. A mum of two grown up boys she lives in Leeds with her husband and two dogs; Willow and Rex, her lovely adopted FDOT dog

Susan Hoffmann

Fundraising

Susanne Hoffmann is helps with fundraising, specifically the 100 Club. She also helps create our calendars. Susanne has been with FDOT since near the beginning. She is a retired police officer and lives in Germany with her husband and 3 rescue dogs from Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.

Maria Lynne

Fundraising

Maria helps with fundraising, sponsorships and adopted dog families chats. She works full time as a nurse in Yorkshire where she lives with her husband and Turkish rescue dog.

Bryony Pointon

Webpage Manager

Bryony manages our webpage. She is a GP and remote doctor, and wanted to help Turkish dogs after responding to the earthquake,

She volunteers with Cats Protection, fostering cats and kittens., She enjoys silversmithing, wood carving and painting., and lives near Chichester, with her husband, 2 cats and Turkish rescue dog Polar.

Claire Walker Smith

Foster Admin and Tik Tok

Claire has recently joined the team. She regularly visits Turkey and as an animal lover was appalled by the recent decision to cull the street dogs. Wanting to do all she can to help she has adopted 2 FDOT dogs and now runs our Tik Tok account and will help with fostering. Claire lives with her husband and has 3 children and 3 dogs.

In Turkey

Volkan Akyildiz

Volkan runs our shelter in Turkey, looking after all the rescue dogs day to day. He works tirelessly keeping them fed, healthy and loved, as well as keeping the shelter up and running

Nic Coombs

Nicky has been in the British Army for 35 years. A part-time volunteer for FDOT, she will retire in 2026 and will volunteer full-time for the charity. She will move to Gloucestershire with her 3 Turkish rescue dogs and 4 Turkish rescue cats.