BUton is a mobile application developed to make it easier for people to ask for help when in a dangerous or unsafe situation. This application is developed by Boğaziçi University’s IEEE Student Branch & Electrotechnology Club (BUEC) at the request of the Commission for Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Boğaziçi University. Its main target group is mainly for the women who are assaulted or harassed and have no one around to help.
BUton can send an SMS to predetermined people (with whom the user wants to be in contact in case of emergency) when clicked on the "panic button". This SMS includes a preset text stating the emergency situation and optionally a Google Maps link which shows the current location of the user. The receiver of the message can identify the location of the user using this link.