Tiny motherless kitten in Turkey found on the streets by traveling couple, they desperately try to find a foster home for the darling before their vacation ends

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jul 17, 2026 9:30 AM EDT

This couple is bending over backwards to help this poor kitten in the streets of Turkey, and it's important to help if anyone can. 

It's not everyday that someone will stop everything they're doing for the sake of a stray kitten. When we're on vacation, our minds our elsewhere, as they should be. There's every reason to not want to deal with the inconvenient or heavy. People stop being themselves on vacation, which is the whole point of it. What's the point of the vacation if one can't fully let go and enjoy the moment? In Reddit's r/StrayCats, a couple on vacation in Kalkan, Turkey sees a cute, innocent little kitten. She doesn't have a mother, she doesn't have a home, and she's too small and ill-equipped to handle life alone on the streets of a busy city. Despite being on vacation and wanting to enjoy everything to the fullest, they work tirelessly to house the kitten before their vacation comes to an end. 

The kitten in question is 7-9 weeks old, friendly, and trusts humans, which is a huge plus. She was crying for days because her mother is missing. They've been feeding her and keeping her safe, but in a few days the will fly back to their home country and their vacation will come to an end. They're currently desperately looking for a local foster home, a rescue volunteer, or local shelter to take the kitten temporarily. They have already called a few places, but decided to make a post about the kitten in hopes of finding it what it needs. Everyone at I Can Has Cheezburger hopes this adorable little kitty finds at the very least a foster, and hopefully a furrever home. If you can do anything for the cause, please do. 

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    Hi everyone, We are currently on vacation in Kalkan / Kaş and found this
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    absolute sweetheart. She is roughly 7-9 weeks old, incredibly friendly, and trusts humans completely.
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    She was crying for days because her mother is completely missing. We have been feeding her and
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    keeping her safe, but our vacation is coming to an end on July 16th, and we cannot take her with us.
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    She is way too small to survive on the streets alone.
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    We are desperately looking for a local foster home, a rescue volunteer, or a contact to KAPSA /
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    local shelters who can take her in and keep her safe until she can be adopted. We already phoned a few, but did not receive any help at all.
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    If anyone in the Kalkan/Kaş/Antalya area can help or has a contact, please let us know as soon as possible! Thank you so much!
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  • This couple is incredible. Turkey is one of those countries known for their feral cat problem, as are many other Mediterranean environments. Despite the normality of the situation, they want to make it better, and that's not something most people would do. It's their vacation and they're spending it taking care of a cat. There's no better cat person than ones like these! 

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    • KAPSA (Kalkan Association for the Protection of Street Animals) - This is the main rescue organization for
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    Kalkan. The fastest way to reach their volunteers is through their FB page and FB Messenger rather than
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    email. Their emergency veterinary contact is Kalkan Veterinary Clinic: +90 242 844 3188.
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